Comments on: 26-15-0 http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/26-15-0/ Science, religion and politics from a Trinidadian plant ecologist Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:06:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ian http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/26-15-0/#comment-870 Ian Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:39:46 +0000 http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/26-15-0/#comment-870 True. But I think the real problem is the first-past-the-post system. If people could vote for who the liked best, without having to vote strategically, things might be different. Sure, we would probably have a lot of coalition governments, but that would be better than not having the will of the people represented. While COP and UNC A working together would have done better, it wouldn't have been workable. For a lot of people, Panday was the problem. Given the way Dookeran was treated in the UNC, he would have been a fool to trust Panday again. At the same time, I don't see how Panday would have given the upper hand to COP people. With Panday leading the UNC, any arrangement was stillborn. But if Panday had been willing to let go of the party, there would never have been a COP. True. But I think the real problem is the first-past-the-post system. If people could vote for who the liked best, without having to vote strategically, things might be different. Sure, we would probably have a lot of coalition governments, but that would be better than not having the will of the people represented.

While COP and UNC A working together would have done better, it wouldn’t have been workable. For a lot of people, Panday was the problem. Given the way Dookeran was treated in the UNC, he would have been a fool to trust Panday again. At the same time, I don’t see how Panday would have given the upper hand to COP people. With Panday leading the UNC, any arrangement was stillborn. But if Panday had been willing to let go of the party, there would never have been a COP.

]]> By: Krishna Toolsie http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/26-15-0/#comment-867 Krishna Toolsie Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:18:27 +0000 http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/26-15-0/#comment-867 Dear Sir, It is impossible for any opposition if split in two or more parties to win an election. In 2007 the UNC -A and COP were the main opposition parties. History have shown that a divided opposition wil not win. There what had to hane happened was both the UNC-A and The COP come to some kind of accommodation in order to capture the majority of the seats and hence form the new government. This did not happen and the PNM won the election. Krishna Toolsie Dear Sir,
It is impossible for any opposition if split in two or more parties to win an election. In 2007 the UNC -A and COP were the main opposition parties. History have shown that a divided opposition wil not win. There what had to hane happened was both the UNC-A and The COP come to some kind of accommodation in order to capture the majority of the seats and hence form the new government. This did not happen and the PNM won the election.
Krishna Toolsie

]]> By: viekevie http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/26-15-0/#comment-760 viekevie Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:17:33 +0000 http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/26-15-0/#comment-760 I predict a coup in 2010! I predict a coup in 2010!

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Trinidad and Tobago: Election results http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/26-15-0/#comment-758 Global Voices Online » Trinidad and Tobago: Election results Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:46:55 +0000 http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/26-15-0/#comment-758 [...] about 25% of the popular vote, a bigger chunk than the UNC, according to preliminary figures. “The inadequacy of the first-past-the-post system is just glaring,” commented Further Thoughts. The second largest group of voters have no representation. Yes, we get [...] [...] about 25% of the popular vote, a bigger chunk than the UNC, according to preliminary figures. “The inadequacy of the first-past-the-post system is just glaring,” commented Further Thoughts. The second largest group of voters have no representation. Yes, we get [...]

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