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Ranked ballots: A false promise for democratic progress (rabble.ca)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

"winner take all"? It's like minority governments don't exist.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Minority governments effectively don't exist in Canada, with an average lifespan below 2 years. It's in either party's interest to trigger an election as soon as they think they could win a majority. This results in pointless election reruns, wasted taxpayer funds and election fatigue.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Not what the term "winner take all" means. It means at the level of individual elections (ie. ridings) that the votes not going toward the winning candidate are meaningless and wasted. It doesn't matter if an MP wins their riding with 99% of the vote or 51% of the vote. The winner takes the whole riding.