Why allow the current representatives to appoint a new one when an electoral group acheives its next quota of members?
When an Electoral Group grows in size and exceeds another quota, the members are entitled to another representative, so that their votes retain the same relative value. We could arrange for a new election each time the next quota is achieved. This would involve more administration and add to the overheads of the Association. But the members have already selected the Electoral Group because they support its representatives, and if that support declines, they can change to another Electoral Group. We can expect that the representatives will have the continued support of their members, on an ongoing basis, so the appointment of an additional rep by exisiting reps will be subject to ongoing scrutiny of the members. In national governments, most representatives are actually selected as candidiates by their political party. The process for the Association is analogous. This process allows representatives to have a “party ticket”. In national politics, many of the services provided by our “lo
