Alternative Vote System : What it is & why you need to vote on May 5th for AV

I haven't seen a clear video explanation of how AV works in the context of the UK system. So in my tribute to Google's instructional videos for their services I have made my own attempt to explain...

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[LVYxx]

this is an excellent video, really helped me understand av for my modern studies prelim thank you!

[meskalurator]

I have a question.

Let's say that after other candidates have dropped, there are 3 left: a conservative (36%), a liberal (33%)and a centrist (31%).

Most of the liberal voters would rate the centrist higher than the conservative, and most of the conservative voters would rate the centrist higher than the liberal.

However, the centrist has the least "high" votes, and, as I understand it, would drop out at this point, putting either the conservative or the liberal in the lead. Isn't that a problem?

[irishgodfatherchris]

@als510 my country (Australia), PNG and Fiji use a form of it so do some US cities to elect their mayor, most of the major UK cities to elect their mayor, Canada's Conservatives and I'm pretty sure the Liberal Party does too, also so do the three main parties in the UK. It seems odd to me that David Cameron would oppose a system which technically allowed him to become the Leader of the Conservative Party because after the first count he was not leading David Davis was.

[als510]

@irishgodfatherchris My God, that is so bloody sad =(

Please keep on trying. ¿Do any other countries have already the AV system? It really seems like the right thing to do...

[irishgodfatherchris]

@als510 unfortunately the referendum failed mainly due to the no to AV lies

[als510]

Who won in the end?

Greetings from Mexico

[Bluehero345]

@snowstorm80 Because its a matter of idealism vs. pragmatism: PR would be fantastic, but there isn't enough support for it to get approved. AV isn't as good, but its achievable in the short term, and makes PR more feasible in the long term.

[Bluehero345]

@Caesarslegion1 You do realize that UKIP was one of the largest supporters of AV BECAUSE it helps prevent the spoiler effect, allowing more people to vote for who they want without enabling a candidate they don't like to get into office. As such, people that don't vote UKIP because they don't want Labour in power(so vote with the Tories) can vote UKIP and put the Labour party as their last choice. It would help UKIP grow, not eliminate them.

[Caesarslegion1]

Its such a shame, it would of been closer to a true democracy, and bastards like the BNP and UKIP would be eliminated

[minsminions]

Type in 'minsminons alternative vote' on google for a good summary of why you should have voted yestoAV