posted by [identity profile] smhwpf.livejournal.com at 12:32am on 10/05/2005
I think the lack of MP-constituency link problem is soluble, albeit somewhat imperfectly. After the election, the newly-elected MPs could sit down, look at where they got most of their votes from, and agree on a division of which area each would be primarily responsible for. Constituents would then have a local MP who would hold surgeries there, etc., and who would usually be a first port of call, but would be entitled to go to any of the MPs from the super-constituency if they preferred. MPs would still have an incentive to be good constituency MPs, because they'd be dealing with the constituents they got most votes from. (And who could vote for other candidates from the same party if they felt let down...)

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