Yes or no

[altariel]

OK, f'listers, let rip. In 100 words or less, and without reference to the other case, tell me why I should vote either 'yes' or 'no' to the following question:

"Do you want the United Kingdom to adopt the 'alternative vote' system instead of the current 'first past the post' system for electing Members of Parliament to the House of Commons?"

Non-UK perspectives welcome.

Comments

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Interestingly, from what data I've been able to find (a study by John Curtice of second preferences expressed on the British Election Study), AV would most likely have inflated the majorities in 1983 and 1997. The main finding was an increase in Alliance/Lib Dem seats, but only in the 1983 election would the Alliance have been within spitting distance of Labour. AV seems to keep the two-party system intact, but make a number of less marginal seats more marginal.