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1
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Criteria which electoral systems can be assessed

A

Proportionality
Voter choice
Stable government
MP-constituency link

2
Q

Why did Lord Jenkins want a hybrid system?

A

Labour could adopt it

It would suit all 4 criteria

3
Q

What would a new system do to Labour?

A

Cost them dearly in the Scottish and European Parliament

4
Q

Why did reform seem less necessary?

A

Labour had won under FPTP with a good majority

5
Q

If AV+ had been operating in 1997 what would have happened to the Labour majority?

A

it would drop from 179 to 60