§ Lord Greavesasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 4 December 2001 (WA 126), what are the disadvantages of the single transferable vote and open list systems of proportional representation which led the Government not to consider their possible introduction for the next round of European elections. [HL2247]
§ Lord Falconer of ThorotonThe merits of various proportional representation systems were fully considered before the introduction of the "closed list" system for the 1999 European parliamentary elections. The review of that election did not reveal any reason for further consideration of alternative systems.