Warsi: AV is perverse and confusing

With the Alternative Vote referendum just a few weeks away, the Conservative Party have launched an online video to illustrate a key argument against AV: under AV, the person who comes third can end up winning.

Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party, Sayeeda Warsi, said:

“Yesterday David Cameron said politics shouldn’t be some mind-bending exercise. That is exactly what happens under AV – as some people end up having more votes counted than others and, bizarrely, the candidate who comes third can end up winning.

“This is both confusing and perverse. That is why we are launching this new video. It is a fun and imaginative way to show how third can mean first under AV – so please do everything you can to pass this film on”.

Advertisement