Lib Dems campaign for fairer votes
October 15, 2008 5:04 PM
Originally published by Scottish Liberal Democrats
Originally published by Scottish Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrat Local Government spokesperson Alison McInnes MSP is campaigning for STV to be used for Scottish Parliament elections.
Speaking in a debate in the Scottish Parliament about the 2007 elections, Mrs McInnes also argued against de-coupling elections, which would mean local and parliamentary elections were not held on the same day.
Commenting, Mrs McInnes said:
"In 2007 local elections used Single Transferable Vote (STV), a much fairer system.
"STV broadened the range of choice to Scottish voters and opened up the electoral process to a much greater range of candidates.
Commenting on proposals to hold local and national elections on different days, Mrs McInnes said:
"Liberal Democrats do not support the recommendation that local and national elections be de-coupled.
"We are not persuaded that the case has been made for separate elections. There is a significant risk of a lower turn out, increased costs, which would fall entirely to local government and disruption to schools. "
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