S03: Voting and Electoral Systems
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Rob and Tom discuss the pros and cons of different voting systems, electoral systems and voter turnout.
Topics
Voting Systems
First Past the Post
Alternative Vote
Proportional Representation
Single Transferable Vote
D’Hondt Formula
Hare and Droop
Electoral Systems
Voter Turnout
UK Voting Reform
Support
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Shownotes
YouTube - Politics in the Animal Kingdom
Wikipedia - London Mayoral Elections
Wikipedia - D’Hondt Method
YouTube - D’Hondt with Jeremy Vine
Wikipedia - Hare and Droop Comparison
Parliament.uk - Turnout at Elections
Pew Research - U.S. trails most developed countries in voter turnout
Amazon: Comparing Democracies
Wikipedia - Democracy Sausage
Discuss
Attribution
Recording engineer: Craig
Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).
Main Image: Voting Screen - Cartoon by DonkeyHotey [CC by A 2.0]