The NEC are considering whether to use STV for the CLP division of the NEC. This is important, and much discussion is to be had about whether and how this will change the power on the NEC and if its desirable. My helpful contribution is that we never use STV because our preferential systems are for single positions, maybe it would be good, particularly now that many CLPs send multiple delegates to Conference, but we are not talking about that yet.
Much more interesting are Charlie Mansell’s comments.
I think 110,000 new membs who voted 86% right in Leadership elections but did not get a vote in last NEC elections (only 432k eligible) plus 20k new membs since April may do that anyway in next NEC elections under FPTP. Sometimes its about not making a situation worse than it is
— Charlie Mansell (@charliemansell) May 18, 2020
The results of the last NEC which were narrowly won by the right may underestimate their support.
Mind you, if we’re having STV for the CLPs we can have it for the ALC positions.
It all reinforces my feeling that the Left need, as a priority, to talk and listen to those who voted for Jeremy in 2016 and for Kier or Lisa in 2019.