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Bill: Electoral Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Liberal Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2106
Description[?]:
| Regions with more people should have a bigger say. Under this system elections will reflect the will of the people to a greater extent. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Current: A pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
Proposed: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:23:36, August 31, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Act |
| Message | I rise in support of this legistlation. If this law took effect, there will be a similar number of citizens per Parliament member in the different regions. |
| Date | 00:46:25, August 31, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Act |
| Message | I rise is opposition of this legislation. The Republic of Aloria has already an equal number of representatives from each region. |
| Date | 08:51:46, August 31, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Act |
| Message | Exactly, and that is unfair. |
| Date | 12:59:31, August 31, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Act |
| Message | (OOC: Woops, read it wrong, somehow) |
| Date | 13:01:21, August 31, 2005 CET | From | Alorian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Act |
| Message | Didnt we just swing this around? Now we are winging it back. On consideration the above method is prefered as if a area has more people then it should have a larger say should it not? |
| Date | 15:43:13, September 01, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Act |
| Message | Just so you know, if you voted for the change to equal representation and you then vote for this change back to the way things were then that will be considered a "flip-flop" and you'll go down in the polls. |
| Date | 23:31:51, September 01, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Act |
| Message | Well, if people have changed their view on this issue it is their duty to vote the way they believe. I would hope parties would not do something they believe is bad for Aloria for polling successes. |
| Date | 08:44:22, September 02, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Act |
| Message | Ultran has 4,504,955 more people than Gavonshire, however Ultran still elects the same amount of seats - 80. |
| Date | 12:10:20, September 04, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Liberal Party | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Act |
| Message | Yes, but it's important that all the different cultures are represented. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 4 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 214 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 182 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil." - Niccolo Machiavelli |