Sunshine (she/her)M to Fairvote CanadaEnglish · 8 days agoWhen governments can win power with 30% to 40% of the vote, long term planning suffers. Big promises get torn up after every election.imagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up133arrow-down1imageWhen governments can win power with 30% to 40% of the vote, long term planning suffers. Big promises get torn up after every election.Sunshine (she/her)M to Fairvote CanadaEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square6linkfedilinkfile-text
Proportional representation rewards policies that can survive change because they are backed by a real majority.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)OPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoThat’s because that’s what the people voted for. If people vote for right-wing policy that’s what they will get. Democracies work better when 95% of the vote is represented instead of just 39%, this ensures accountability from politicians.
That’s because that’s what the people voted for. If people vote for right-wing policy that’s what they will get.
Democracies work better when 95% of the vote is represented instead of just 39%, this ensures accountability from politicians.