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Mackem_Beefy
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The main disadvantage of AV, as I see it, is that it gives far too much weight to the supporters of minority parties.
As a supporter of a minority party several of your preferences could be considered, with your 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th choice, for example all being given as much weight as the 1st choice of a supporter of a mainstream party.
If you are a supporter of a mainstream party there is a good chance your second preference won't even be considered, even if your preferred candidate loses narrowly.
It's more than possible that a candidate who has the most 1st and 2nd preference votes, when taken as a total, could still lose if another candidate, has a large number of alternative preference votes with the minority parties. As these parties are eliminated the less popular candidate could cross the threshold before all the 2nd preference votes have been considered.
It's an unfair system.
Basically my viewpoint.
As Not Spavin says, it's horses for courses and what you consider the least unfair. That will basicaly influence your vote on May 5th.