In this column- one of several on the current Constituional reform Consultations chaired by Dr. Ghany- Derren Joseph says that "PR assures that political parties or candidates will have the percentage of legislative seats that reflects their public support. A party or candidate need not come in first to win seats. So in our context, a party such as the COP would have secured some presence in our Parliament. Among the arguments in favour of PR is that it leads to greater voter turnout, and it should lead to greater inclusion of women and minorities. As with many such ideas, however, the details are very important. There appears to be many variations of PR. Primarily, there are the list system and the single transferable vote (STV) system. But there are hybrids of this PR system in place in Australia, Bolivia, India, Mexico and so on."
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