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Vote YES to MMP – A Little Bit of Shameless Self-Promotion | - So Bitter It's Sweet -
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8211; So Bitter It's Sweet –. Ouch, the AMS hurt my feelings! Vote YES to MMP – A Little Bit of Shameless Self-Promotion. Here are our ads (you can click on the thumbnails to make the graphics bigger). 8211; Educational Flight –. 8211; Mobilization Flight –. 8211; Flaws in the Current System Flight –. We had a lot of fun putting the ads together, and learned a lot about iMovie, Photoshop and MMP along the way. 2 Responses to “Vote YES to MMP – A Little Bit of Shameless Self-Promotion”. Feed for this Entry.
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Interactive Tool « Orphaned Voter
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Canada's electoral system is broken. 41st Canadian Federal Election. The cartogram below depicts the 308 Federal ridings. 2 Ridings Won With 50% of Vote; Orphaned Ineffective Votes. 3 NDP Liberal Merge. 4 Alternative Vote (AV) - Seat Allocation Simulation. Roll over each riding to view more information. First Past the Post. 34, Bloc Québécois:. 163/308 ridings had more than 50% orphaned votes. Of votes cast orphaned. Of Disproportionality: 12.59. Of votes cast were ineffective - meaning 71%. One response...
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The Orange Tory: An Immodest Proposal for Democracy
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Urban, political, economic and social issues through a different lens. What is an Orange Tory? Tuesday, October 18, 2011. An Immodest Proposal for Democracy. Last week I posted a rant on the decline in our democratic institutions as manifested through dismal turnout in the Ontario (and other provinces) election. Being disappointed and complaining doesn’t do too much good, so let’s talk about what we can actually do. Than today. The population of Ontario in 1911 was 18%. I would like to see reform to the ...
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On District-Ordered Lists: in reaction to Éric Grenier’s proposal | Fruits and Votes
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About (and old links). On District-Ordered Lists: in reaction to Éric Grenier’s proposal. A month or two back, Éric Grenier from ThreeHundredEight.com. Who is often cited on this blog when the discussion turns towards current electoral prospects in Canada, proposed. Systems’. Of these, only systems where each district winner is guaranteed a seat (as in Baden-Württemburg’s ‘best loser’ scheme) may be considered to be a type of MMP. While ordering lists by district is an attempt to bring individual account...
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Improving MMP: Dual-candidacy issues | Fruits and Votes
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About (and old links). Improving MMP: Dual-candidacy issues. This is one section in a planned series. On improving MMP , as the New Zealand Electoral Commission sets up its process of reviewing. The electoral system that New Zealanders voted to retain at the referendum. In November, 2011. Campaigners for “Keep MMP” in downtown Wellington,. The day before the vote. The terms of reference for the mandatory review now underway include the question of whether to continue allowing dual candidacy. One is to op...
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The Greens, electoral reform, and the Canadian leaders’ debate | Fruits and Votes
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About (and old links). The Greens, electoral reform, and the Canadian leaders’ debate. Last week, Canadian party leaders participated in a debate. It is currently the only one scheduled to include the Greens leader, Elizabeth May (the party’s only MP). The first question within this segment of the debate went to May, and the exchange, which you can read in the transcript. Might the Green Party help reelect this government? As far as Greens being concerned about this, not at all. We have had success a...
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Question on overhang seats | Fruits and Votes
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About (and old links). Question on overhang seats. Does anyone “out there” know of a case under a mixed-member proportional (MMP) system in which “overhang” seats were responsible for a manufactured majority? Or determined which potential coalition could form after the election? By “manufactured majority” I mean more than half the seats for a party (or pre-election alliance cooperating in the district races) that had less than half the votes. By “overhang” I mean what, exactly? Explanation: The question ...
