{"id":80583,"date":"2024-02-15T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=80583"},"modified":"2024-02-16T14:03:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T14:03:33","slug":"senedd-reforms-could-be-very-dangerous-warns-academic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/senedd-reforms-could-be-very-dangerous-warns-academic","title":{"rendered":"Senedd reforms could be &#8216;very dangerous&#8217;, warns academic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welsh voters could be voting for more Members who won\u2019t appear on the ballot from 2026 \u2013 but are the reforms feasible?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o-1024x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o-770x359.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o-1536x717.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o-293x137.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o-1400x654.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o-1024x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o-770x359.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o-1536x717.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o-293x137.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o-1400x654.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/52581480422_2f9bd8d96d_o.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Senedd members are further discussing reforms to the legislative body, but there are worries a new voting system will be less democratic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reforms, first introduced in September 2023, plan to increase the number of Members from 60 to 96 to oversee 16 new constituencies, which will be the first expansion since the Senedd\u2019s creation in 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plans also include changing the voting system to a type of proportional representation (PR) that will mean Welsh voters will no longer vote for individual&nbsp;candidates, but political parties as a whole.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Whilst the system will be marginally more proportional, it takes away some fundamental powers from electors. In the current climate of lack of trust between politicians and electors,\u201d&nbsp;says Professor Laura McAllister, who was co-chair on the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/senedd-laura-mcallister-welsh-politics.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/senedd-laura-mcallister-welsh-politics.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/senedd-laura-mcallister-welsh-politics-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/senedd-laura-mcallister-welsh-politics-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/senedd-laura-mcallister-welsh-politics-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/senedd-laura-mcallister-welsh-politics.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/senedd-laura-mcallister-welsh-politics.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/senedd-laura-mcallister-welsh-politics-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/senedd-laura-mcallister-welsh-politics-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/senedd-laura-mcallister-welsh-politics-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Professor McAllister believes the current Senedd proposals will damage fragile trust between voters and politicians<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Senedd is showing signs of division over the reforms, with a recent&nbsp;cross-party committee&nbsp;criticising the proposed \u2018closed list\u2019 system and its potential to reduce voter choice, echoed by Professor McAllister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith an open list, electors can choose their preferred candidate, but with closed lists gives greater power to party managers. We\u2019re ending the link between an individual politician and the elector which is a feature of British politics,\u201d says Professor McAllister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor McAllister has written extensively about Welsh politics and the need to reform its political infrastructure. She has previously promoted the system of a Single Transferable Vote as a potential alternative to the proposed \u2018closed list\u2019 system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The costs involved for having more Members are also proving to be a sticking point. One estimate from the Labour Party puts the additional cost of 36 more politicians at&nbsp;\u00a317.8 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Professor McAllister says effective reform is needed for effective politics in Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never believed that the constitution is separate to matters such as the NHS, the economy, education \u2013 both are very closely related. We need to have a parliament that is fit for purpose and that includes an effective electoral system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those views are echoed&nbsp;by&nbsp;Plaid Cymru leader Rhun Ap Iorwerth, saying \u201cThere\u2019s a feeling in first-past-the-post that votes can be wasted. With this proportional system, which gets rid of the first-past-the-post element altogether, there\u2019s a feeling we can say that all votes do matter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reforms are still some way from a deciding vote and 40 of the 60 members are needed to vote in favour for a bill to pass, though Plaid Cymru and Labour are working together on the reforms to form a supermajority. Professor McAllister hopes that politicians revisit the plans again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would hope there will be amendments to the reforms as it progresses. There may be more fundamental amendments, but I don\u2019t see that getting support. 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