If my hon. Friend studies the focus group research conducted by the Electoral Commission, he will see that what voters found most confusing about the question was the term ““alternative vote””. Voters have very little idea what that is. Now the Electoral Commission has told us that it will produce literature explaining what it is to voters, but would it not be better to give the alternative vote system its proper name, which is, in fact, ““optional preferential voting with instant run-off””? That would explain exactly what it is, leaving no ambiguity.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Bernard Jenkin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 12 October 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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