If the above reasoning be sound, compulsory constituencies are necessary, voluntary constituencies destructive; the optional transferability of votes is not a salutary aid, but a ruinous innovation.
Bagehot argues that compulsory constituencies are essential for effective governance, while voluntary ones are harmful.
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