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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 1034167" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>Personally this is how I think Parliament as a whole should be reformed:</p><p></p><p><u>General</u></p><p>Put fixed dates and times on the terms in power, not that half arsed useless bit of legislation the coalition did that has been ignored more than it has been implemented. Proper 5 year terms on years divisible by 5 (because it's got to be hasn't it?) Take away the power of the government to decide when elections are held.</p><p></p><p><u>Commons: </u></p><p>Keep the constituencies but replace FPTP with Alternative Vote. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting</a> In summary, any candidate must win 50% of the vote to get a seat. You rank candidates based on preference. If after 1 round 1 candidate gets 50% of the vote, it ends. If none achieve that then the least popular is eliminated and the votes of the people who chose them are then distributed among those peoples next choice. This continues with rounds of eliminations until 1 candidate has achieved 50% of the vote. It won't change anything in safe seats but could make a difference in closer seats, especially where 2 parties that attract a similar demographic are splitting the vote. </p><p></p><p>Strengthen the MP recall system to allow constituents to demand a by election if there is enough support. remove the requirement that the MP must have been involved in wrong-doing.</p><p></p><p><u>Lords:</u></p><p>Abolish and replace. Call it something like the National Elective or whatever. It should be similar to the US senate in that 1/3rd is up for election each time but it should be done on a proportional basis as part of a national vote. Any elective member may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms (30 years max, more than enough). No member of the Elective may have previously been an MP or run as one. The elective may not initiate legislation, only review legislation proposed by the Commons. The elective will have the power to completely stop legislation rather than simply blocking it. The Commons may force legislation through with a super majority (66%) but the Elective may also then block and kill that legislation if they can also get the same super majority. </p><p></p><p>On top of that I actually support the regions idea that was floated by Labour a few years ago. There should be regional assemblies for various regions and they should have limited local powers and also power over how funding for the region is spent. Each region should also have a presence in the elective house making up a proportion of the total seats (10-20%). </p><p></p><p>Hopefully such a system will increase the presence of smaller parties and also prevent more local issues from being completely ignored. It could also potentially lead to a logjam but then any system will fail if those involved are partisan enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 1034167, member: 56232"] Personally this is how I think Parliament as a whole should be reformed: [U]General[/U] Put fixed dates and times on the terms in power, not that half arsed useless bit of legislation the coalition did that has been ignored more than it has been implemented. Proper 5 year terms on years divisible by 5 (because it's got to be hasn't it?) Take away the power of the government to decide when elections are held. [U]Commons: [/U] Keep the constituencies but replace FPTP with Alternative Vote. [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting[/URL] In summary, any candidate must win 50% of the vote to get a seat. You rank candidates based on preference. If after 1 round 1 candidate gets 50% of the vote, it ends. If none achieve that then the least popular is eliminated and the votes of the people who chose them are then distributed among those peoples next choice. This continues with rounds of eliminations until 1 candidate has achieved 50% of the vote. It won't change anything in safe seats but could make a difference in closer seats, especially where 2 parties that attract a similar demographic are splitting the vote. Strengthen the MP recall system to allow constituents to demand a by election if there is enough support. remove the requirement that the MP must have been involved in wrong-doing. [U]Lords:[/U] Abolish and replace. Call it something like the National Elective or whatever. It should be similar to the US senate in that 1/3rd is up for election each time but it should be done on a proportional basis as part of a national vote. Any elective member may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms (30 years max, more than enough). No member of the Elective may have previously been an MP or run as one. The elective may not initiate legislation, only review legislation proposed by the Commons. The elective will have the power to completely stop legislation rather than simply blocking it. The Commons may force legislation through with a super majority (66%) but the Elective may also then block and kill that legislation if they can also get the same super majority. On top of that I actually support the regions idea that was floated by Labour a few years ago. There should be regional assemblies for various regions and they should have limited local powers and also power over how funding for the region is spent. Each region should also have a presence in the elective house making up a proportion of the total seats (10-20%). Hopefully such a system will increase the presence of smaller parties and also prevent more local issues from being completely ignored. It could also potentially lead to a logjam but then any system will fail if those involved are partisan enough. [/QUOTE]
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