AngryMulbear to Canada · 9 months agoLeger / September 24, 2023imagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down19
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minus-squarebionicjoeylinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·9 months agoNo. Ranked ballot is literally the worst electoral reform. It doesn’t lead to proportional representation. It just favours the most moderate party, since they would be everyone’s second choice. We need something like STV or MMPR
minus-squarefrostbikerlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·9 months ago Ranked ballot is literally the worst electoral reform. […] We need something like STV or MMPR STV is one of many voting systems based on ranked ballots.
minus-squaredomlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·9 months agoWhile it would tend towards more moderate, it would also lean towards the side most Canadians prefer naturally.
minus-squareRagingNerdoholiclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months ago It just favours the most moderate party I’m struggling to see the downside here.
No. Ranked ballot is literally the worst electoral reform. It doesn’t lead to proportional representation. It just favours the most moderate party, since they would be everyone’s second choice. We need something like STV or MMPR
STV is one of many voting systems based on ranked ballots.
While it would tend towards more moderate, it would also lean towards the side most Canadians prefer naturally.
Still better than first-past-the-post.
I’m struggling to see the downside here.