Fairvote Canada
What is This Group is About?/De Quoi Parle ce Groupe?
The unofficial non-partisan Lemmy movement to bring proportional representation to all levels of government in Canada.
🗳️Voters deserve more choice and accountability from all politicians.
Le mouvement non officiel et non partisan de Lemmy visant à introduire la représentation proportionnelle à tous les niveaux de gouvernement au Canada.
🗳️Les électeurs méritent davantage de choix et de responsabilité de la part de tous les politiciens.
- A Simple Guide to Electoral Systems
- What is First-Past-The-Post (FPP)?
- What is Proportional Representation (PR)?
- What is a Citizens’ Assembly?
- Why referendums aren't necessary
- The 219 Corrupt MPs Who Voted Against Advancing Electoral Reform
Related Communities/Communautés Associées
Resources/Ressources
Official Organizations/Organisations Officielles
- Fair Vote Canada: Bluesky
- Fair Voting BC: Bluesky
- Charter Challenge for Fair Voting: Bluesky
- Electoral Renewal Canada: Bluesky
- Vote16: Bluesky
- Longest Ballot Committee: Bluesky
- ~~Make Votes Equal / Make Seats Match Votes~~
- Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto (IRV for municipal elections)
We're looking for more moderators, especially those who are of French and indigenous identities.
Nous recherchons davantage de modérateurs, notamment ceux qui sont d'identité française et autochtone.
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MMP is an electoral system that satisfies the criteria of proportional representation, so the question doesn't quite make sense.
Since they're different systems, I'm wondering which you prefer since pushing a general nebulous philosophy rarely works in a movement, it's best to get specific about what you want. Unless you're Trump.
Proportional representation (PR) is a characteristic of electoral systems, not an electoral system itself.
Mixed member proportional (MMP) and Single transferable vote (STV) are both examples of electoral systems that satisfy the criteria of PR.
My opinion is that STV is the superior of the two (because there is no formalization of political parties), but PR is so good, that any implementation of PR is sufficient.
Thanks! My province, Alberta, apparently had STV back in ze day.
Yup, that's right, Alberta had PR in the early days.
I wrote a little bit about it in my comment why referendums for electoral reform are nonsense.