David Lloyd George Quotes

One-man-one-vote is a most difficult form of government.. Results can be erratic.

I'm just saying that we need to find a better way to manifest the broader society's aspirations, politically. The key to it has to be some sort of proportional representation, which allows there to be more parties.

I used to be a fan of proportional representation, but I am not at all now I have seen it in action.

In my view what you can't argue for is a system that is neither decisive nor proportional and can be indecisive and disproportionate at the same time.

In England, a Majority of Citizens does not elect the Majority of Representatives.

Many Americans do not realize that we could institute proportional representation for most elections in the U.S. without amending the Constitution. In helping to educate the public about the potential for voting system reform, CVD can play a central role in a pro-democracy movement right here in America!

I myself share with the Conservative Party a profound dislike for such fandangles as proportional representation.

South Australia was the first community to give the secret ballot for political elections.

Organising free and fair elections is more important than the result itself.

Demand the ballot as the undeniable right of every man who is called to the poll, and take special care that the old constitutional rule and principle, by which majorities alone shall decide in Parliamentary elections, shall not be violated.

Proportional representation, I think, is fundamentally counter-democratic.

Annual Parliaments, Universal Suffrage and Votes by Ballot.

Our system of government in Israel has permitted minority groups and sectarian parties to force their way on the majority.

The Electoral College was necessary when communications were poor, literacy was low, and voters lacked information about out-of-state figures, which is clearly no longer the case.

The American system is set up to have two parties competing for votes. But Americans have not had the same two parties to choose from since the beginning.

Our nation is not a fully representative democracy if we do not have a one-person, one-vote method of directly electing our president. It disproportionately tilts favor to smaller states with smaller populations.

The elections are the greatest symbol of participation and political reform.

The right to vote is a consequence, not a primary cause, of a free social system - and its value depends on the constitutional structure implementing and strictly delimiting the voters' power; unlimited majority rule is an instance of the principle of tyranny.

There is no part of government which cannot better suffer derangement than the ballot. If you strike the ballot with disease, it is heart disease.

Universal suffrage is sound in principle. The radical element is right.

Elections matter, but how much they matter depends entirely on how free, open and fair they are.

America has only 100 Senators for 309 million people, but Stormont has 108 members for 1.7 million.

An American parliamentary system with proportional representation wouldn't immediately or inexorably lead to a flourishing social democracy, but it would at least correct the overrepresentation of an ideological minority and cut down on intentional tactical economic sabotage.

You cannot say we are a healthy, dynamic democracy when one party wins almost two-thirds of the vote.

Freedom to vote is valuable primarily as a means to safeguard other freedoms.