Fair Votes For All
The proposed new voting system Alternative Vote (AV) will be decided by a referendum next May. The Green Party believes in true proportional representation (PR) where the number of MP’s for each party is linked directly to the number of votes cast for that party. Unfortunately the Lib Dems were not able to persuade the Conservatives to have proper referendum vote on PR. Is AV any better than the system that we have today and what will it mean for the people of Worcester?
AV will mean that our MP will have to win the support of at least 50% of the voters. Whilst not being a proper proportional system at least MPs will have to actively seek out 2nd and 3rd preference votes and this should lead to more consensus driven grown-up politics.