Thomas Hare

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Thomas Hare was a 19th-century English political reformer best known for pioneering ideas in proportional representation and electoral reform.

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instanceOf English lawyer ⓘ
electoral reformer ⓘ
person ⓘ
political reformer ⓘ
advocatedFor fair representation of minorities in legislatures ⓘ
proportional representation in multi-member constituencies ⓘ
burialPlace Bexley Heath ⓘ
linked to: Bexleyheath
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1806-03-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1891-05-06 ⓘ
describedAs pioneer of proportional representation in Britain ⓘ
educatedAt Charterhouse School ⓘ
St Paul’s School, London ⓘ
University of London ⓘ
fieldOfWork electoral systems ⓘ
political science ⓘ
public administration ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
influenced John Stuart Mill ⓘ
proportional representation movements worldwide ⓘ
knownFor Hare system of proportional representation ⓘ
electoral reform ⓘ
proportional representation ⓘ
single transferable vote ⓘ
treatise "The Machinery of Representation" ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement electoral reform movement ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableWork "The Machinery of Representation" ⓘ
"Treatise on the Election of Representatives" ⓘ
occupation civil servant ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
political theorist ⓘ
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath Bexley Heath ⓘ
linked to: Bexleyheath
positionHeld Charity Commissioner ⓘ
Inspector of Charities ⓘ
proposed single transferable vote system for parliamentary elections ⓘ
workLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

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Single Transferable Vote → earlyProponent → Thomas Hare ⓘ
subject linked to: STV
Hare → hasNotableBearer → Thomas Hare ⓘ