Chapter I.
Desiderata.
The chief desiderata seem to be as follows:—
(1)That each Elector should have the same chance of being represented in the House. (Under any system, some Electors must be left unrepresented.)
(2)That each Elector, who is represented at all, should be represented by the same fraction of a Member. Or (which is the same thing) that each Member should represent the same number of Electors. Or (which is the same thing) that the number of Electors, needed to secure the return of a Member, should be uniform throughout the Kingdom.
(3)That the number of unrepresented Electors should be as small as possible.
(4)That the proportions of political parties in the House should be, as nearly as possible, the same as in the whole body of Electors.
