Tactical voting can still occur under the alternative vote, and it may lead to unexpected outcomes

Mortimore, Roger (2010) Tactical voting can still occur under the alternative vote, and it may lead to unexpected outcomes. British Politics and Policy at LSE (26 Aug 2010). Website.

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Next spring UK voters will get the chance to introduce the Alternative Vote system for Westminster elections. A commonly repeated claim is that the system would do away with the tactical voting that many voters resort to under the current First Past the Post system. Yet Roger Mortimore demonstrates that this received wisdom is not true. Instead new forms of tactical voting could open up under AV.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2010 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2011 14:16
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 18:06
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/39691

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