Additional Member System - pros and cons

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  • Created by: corbs00
  • Created on: 17-12-16 15:38

Additional Member System

Advantages

  • Proportional representation - more voter satisfaction
  • Single constituency representative - easily held to account
  • More effective votes
  • Voters can support candidates without feeling disloyal to party

Disadvantages

  • Complex - confusing
  • Time consuming
  • Expensive
  • More coalitions - difficulty negotiating

Evaluation

Although many voters have noted their dissatisfaction with coalitions, it can be argued that this is actually a positive - having a range of parties in power with different policies could mean that there are some policies to suit everybody. Therefore, this system is, despite its flaws, useful in providing satisfaction to the majority.

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