Comment Re:First-past-the-post (Score 1) 614
How can you say that when MMP was rejected in Ontario by more than 63% to 37%?
Ontario voted "No" to MMP, not "Yes" to FPTP. ...holding referendum after referendum until you win is quite frankly undemocratic
STV "won" in BC with more than 57% of the vote -- but that isn't 60%.
The fact is that any voting system has its flaws... Canada [is] in much better shape than almost every other country... Our problems are trivial
How convenient for your point of view! Lower those expectations -- there really isn't any need to revise the voting system until things really get bad.
Seriously; our voting system should strive to represent the most people it can. FPTP only works when there are two choices on the ballot. We can do a hell of a lot better.
Ontario voted "No" to MMP, not "Yes" to FPTP.
STV "won" in BC with more than 57% of the vote -- but that isn't 60%.
The fact is that any voting system has its flaws... Canada [is] in much better shape than almost every other country... Our problems are trivial
How convenient for your point of view! Lower those expectations -- there really isn't any need to revise the voting system until things really get bad.
Seriously; our voting system should strive to represent the most people it can. FPTP only works when there are two choices on the ballot. We can do a hell of a lot better.
