An open list would allow voters to give information on individuals as well as parties

A good voting system can be achieved by allowing voters to vote for individual candidates but with the parties being represented proportionally. Each candidate is a member of a political party, even if it is made up of only themselves. Voters vote for individual candidates but the outcome of the election is chosen according to how many votes fall to each party. Then the individual candidates which are forwarded from each party are selected according to how many votes are cast for them within the party. So candidates are competing both as a party and against other candidates within their own party.