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The UK had a Alternative Vote referendum in 2011 that voted strongly for the current system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2011_United_Kingdom_A
by arethuza 7y ago
The UK had a Alternative Vote referendum in 2011 that voted strongly for the current system:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2011_United_Kin...
Mind you - we do have proportional representation for the Scottish Government and although it is rumoured that this was part of a design to ensure that the wrong party didn't get power the people of Scotland keep voting for them:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament#Elections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament#Elections
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- khuey 7y agoThanks, I remembered it was part of the Tory/Lib Dem Coalition Agreement and that it didn't happen but I didn't realize there was a referendum that went down in flames.