Thursday 13 January 2011

AV referendum: Where parties stand

A referendum on the Westminster voting system is set to be held on 5 May. Voters will be asked whether they want to replace the existing first-past-the-post system used to elect MPs in favour of the Alternative Vote system. The BBC's Gavin Stamp examines where each of the parties stand:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11609887

Summary: Conservatives - broadly 'No"; Labour - broadly "Yes", with some nay-sayers; LibDems - strongly "Yes"; SNP - undecided; Plaid Cymru - "Yes"; Northern Ireland - mixed / undecided; Greens - "Yes"; UKIP - "Yes"; BNP - "No"; English Democrats - "Yes"; Christian Alliance - "Yes"; Respect - undecided;

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