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The advantages and benefits of the Single Transferable Vote system
Under STV fewer votes are ‘wasted’ In other words, fewer votes are cast for losing candidates, or unnecessarily cast for a run-away winner. This means that most voters can identify a representative that they personally helped to elect. It is argued that this in turn increases a representative’s accountability.With STV and multi-member constituencies, parties have a powerful electoral incentive to present a balanced team of candidates in order to maximise the number of higher preferences that would go to their candidates. This goes some way to helping promote the advancement of women and ethnic-minority candidates, who are often overlooked in favour of a ‘safer’ looking candidate under ‘first past the post’.STV offers voters a choice of representatives to approach with their concerns once the election is over, rather than just a single elected representative, who may not be at all sympathetic to a voter’s views. Competition to provide a good service to constituents has to be a good thing.Elected bodies with broader representation are more likely to be both reflective of the electorate’s views and more responsive to them. Parties are broad coalitions, and can be markedly split on certain key issues. With only one party person per constituency, the representatives elected may not share the views of their electorate.There are no safe seats under STV, meaning candidates cannot be complacent and parties must campaign everywhere; not just in marginal seats.When voters have the ability to rank candidates, the most disliked candidate cannot win, as they are unlikely to pick up second, third and lower-preference votes.By encouraging candidates to seek first, as well as lower-preference votes, the impact of negative campaigning is significantly diminished. STV also removes the need for tactical voting.Under STV there is a more sophisticated link between a constituency and its representative. Not only is there more incentive to campaign and work on a more personal and local level, but also, the constituencies are likely to be more sensible reflections of where community feeling lies.
The disadvantages of the STV system
In sparsely populated areas, like the Scottish Highlands, STV could lead to enormous constituencies. This was one of the reasons cited by the Arbuthnott Commission for not recommending STV for non-local Scottish elections.The process of counting the results takes longer under STV, meaning that results cannot usually be declared on the same night as the vote takes place.A voting system that allows voters to rank candidates can be prone to what has been termed ‘donkey voting’, where voters vote for candidates in the order they appear on the ballot.Voters only tend to come into contact with candidates at election time, whereas people in the party know them much better. Some argue that a system that allows a political party to parachute its preferred candidates into safe seats is better than one that leaves the choice more in the hands of the voters.In large multi-member constituencies ballot papers can get rather large and potentially confusingFor an independent assessment of your organisation’s electoral needs and impartial advice and guidance about the electoral system that best fits your requirements speak to UK-Engage.
Under STV fewer votes are ‘wasted’ In other words, fewer votes are cast for losing candidates, or unnecessarily cast for a run-away winner. This means that most voters can identify a representative that they personally helped to elect. It is argued that this in turn increases a representative’s accountability.With STV and multi-member constituencies, parties have a powerful electoral incentive to present a balanced team of candidates in order to maximise the number of higher preferences that would go to their candidates. This goes some way to helping promote the advancement of women and ethnic-minority candidates, who are often overlooked in favour of a ‘safer’ looking candidate under ‘first past the post’.STV offers voters a choice of representatives to approach with their concerns once the election is over, rather than just a single elected representative, who may not be at all sympathetic to a voter’s views. Competition to provide a good service to constituents has to be a good thing.Elected bodies with broader representation are more likely to be both reflective of the electorate’s views and more responsive to them. Parties are broad coalitions, and can be markedly split on certain key issues. With only one party person per constituency, the representatives elected may not share the views of their electorate.There are no safe seats under STV, meaning candidates cannot be complacent and parties must campaign everywhere; not just in marginal seats.When voters have the ability to rank candidates, the most disliked candidate cannot win, as they are unlikely to pick up second, third and lower-preference votes.By encouraging candidates to seek first, as well as lower-preference votes, the impact of negative campaigning is significantly diminished. STV also removes the need for tactical voting.Under STV there is a more sophisticated link between a constituency and its representative. Not only is there more incentive to campaign and work on a more personal and local level, but also, the constituencies are likely to be more sensible reflections of where community feeling lies.
The disadvantages of the STV system
In sparsely populated areas, like the Scottish Highlands, STV could lead to enormous constituencies. This was one of the reasons cited by the Arbuthnott Commission for not recommending STV for non-local Scottish elections.The process of counting the results takes longer under STV, meaning that results cannot usually be declared on the same night as the vote takes place.A voting system that allows voters to rank candidates can be prone to what has been termed ‘donkey voting’, where voters vote for candidates in the order they appear on the ballot.Voters only tend to come into contact with candidates at election time, whereas people in the party know them much better. Some argue that a system that allows a political party to parachute its preferred candidates into safe seats is better than one that leaves the choice more in the hands of the voters.In large multi-member constituencies ballot papers can get rather large and potentially confusingFor an independent assessment of your organisation’s electoral needs and impartial advice and guidance about the electoral system that best fits your requirements speak to UK-Engage.
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