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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 315559" data-attributes="member: 13739">I think Plaid Cymru is almost guaranteed to back Labour, considering the agreement made between the two parties in the Welsh assembly a couple of years ago. &nbsp;Regarding the issues of reforming the electorial system. I think a similar system to that used in the Welsh assembly should be considered. At first it&#039;s a similar system where a party needs to gain a majority number of seats to be elected, but on top of that there&#039;s a kind of &#039;top-up&#039; system where extra seats can be granted to each party depending on the amount of votes.&nbsp;This system means that the party in charge still has the majority of seats, but other parties are rewarded for strong showings by gaining a few general seats (i.e. not tied to a certain area).&nbsp;I&#039;m pretty sure this is how it works. Feel free to shoot me down if I&#039;ve missunderstood something.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 315559, member: 13739"] I think Plaid Cymru is almost guaranteed to back Labour, considering the agreement made between the two parties in the Welsh assembly a couple of years ago. Regarding the issues of reforming the electorial system. I think a similar system to that used in the Welsh assembly should be considered. At first it's a similar system where a party needs to gain a majority number of seats to be elected, but on top of that there's a kind of 'top-up' system where extra seats can be granted to each party depending on the amount of votes. This system means that the party in charge still has the majority of seats, but other parties are rewarded for strong showings by gaining a few general seats (i.e. not tied to a certain area). I'm pretty sure this is how it works. Feel free to shoot me down if I've missunderstood something. [/QUOTE]

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