Proportional Representation

B.C. Policy Perspectives: My BCSTV Post-Mortem: Half a Loaf Would ...

This would have significantly improved proportionality, but it would still not have been proportional representation--It could be called either 'semi-proportional' or 'semi-majoritarian'. And it would have had several significant and ...
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Author: 
Mark Crawford

Evidence of the tide of change in politics - Aberdeen Press and Journal


Evidence of the tide of change in politics
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Replacing the system with a form of proportional representation makes coalition or minority government more likely. If the latest poll findings remain ...

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Challenging the Commonplace: Liberals Face Dilemma of Own Making

If Canadians voted for their Members of Parliament by means of an electoral system of proportional representation, then the Leader of the Official Opposition wouldn't be faced with a dilemma forced upon him by our existing single member ...
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Author: 
Chrystal Ocean

Make electoral reform a priority - The Squid Zone

One argument against proportional representation is that "I won't know who my MP is... I won't get to vote for him directly." This is a common complaint from the "it's too complicated" people. There is a shred of validity to it. ...
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Author: 
Evolving Squid

Importance of local reps a shallow argument for existing system - The Kingston Whig-Standard


Importance of local reps a shallow argument for existing system
The Kingston Whig-Standard
When the Ontario referendum on proportional representation failed in 2007, one of the arguments in favour of our existing first-past-the-post system was the ...

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