I want 7 choices instead of realistically 2.
this post was submitted on 19 Aug 2024
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The unofficial 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 de Lemmy visant à amener 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.
- What is First-Past-The-Post (FPP)?
- What is Proportional Representation (PR)?
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- Why referendums aren't necessary
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Current composition of the House of Commons
- Liberal (156 seats)
- NDP (24)
- Conservative (118)
- Bloc Québécois (32)
- Green (2)
- Independent (3)
- Vacant (3)
Only 4 of those parties have official party status, and the structure of the NDP/Liberal supply and confidence agreement arguably makes them the same party.
So, boiled down, there are 3 parties that are relevant, and only 2 that are relevant to the nation as a whole.
Am I interpreting this graphic wrong? Will a change in vote method lower our options?
While we have "2 superpowers" here in Canada, at least we have 7 represented parties, the other methods have less overall representation?
We don't have 7.
Vacant isn't a party, so that makes it 6.
"Independent" isn't a party, each member should count as their own party (so 8 parties total) or none of them should count as a party (5 parties total).
I don't think tasmania is a valuable comparison considering it is not a country, and has a population smaller than Kitchener Ontario.
But I think your point that MMP reduces party diversity is possibly valid since imo it locks in existing parties.