An example, which I am not advocating for, is lowering the number of regional seats, and converting them into party list seats. This way, the number of seats remains the same.

And Pharmacare, and dental care. These are just some examples of what government can deliver when we have a representative democracy, as guaranteed under PR.

Technically, MMP does not at all require a change in the number of seats.

The doubling of seats is only used to aid in explanation.

So what’s your point? That apathy means that we should not improve our democracy?

Technically, yes, instant-runoff voting (IRV) is better than FPP. However, neither are considered proportional representation (PR).

1. In 2024, Fair Vote Canada sent out “almost 60,000 emails to members and supporters” [Steve Hindle, FVC co-chair].
2. This isn’t to say a data breach is acceptable, but Fair Vote Canada is mostly volunteer run.

This wouldn’t be a concern under proportional representation (PR). Join us over at !fairvote@lemmy.ca.

Think of Mixed Member Proportional (MMP), but with only party lists, and no local representatives.

I think I should be included as well for similar reasons. It’s also good redundancy to have multiple moderators!

Edit: I also actually volunteer with the Fair Vote Canada regularly.

1. IRV and STV both use “ranked ballots”.
2. IRV is not PR, STV is PR.
3. Trudeau only wanted IRV, so he kept saying “ranked ballot”. However, electoral reform proponents want “every vote to count” just like the LPC campaigned on.
4. The House of Commons Special Committee on Electoral Reform (ERRE) recommends PR and does not recommend IRV. Therefore, Trudeau kills electoral reform, claiming a “lack of consensus”.
5. End of this story, but not the end of PR.

The LPC campaigned on 2015 being the last election under FPP, along with ensuring “every vote counts”.

When you say “make every vote count” this necessarily means proportional representation (PR). PR is the only viable long term solution being pushed by electoral reform advocates. Some examples of PR electoral systems:

• Mixed member proportional (MMP)
• Single transferable vote (STV)

Trudeau has only ever (secretly) wanted instant runoff voting (IRV) to replace the current first past the post (FPP). So when the tide shifted against him, he broke his election promise and bailed on electoral reform.

In either IRV or FPP, many votes will not count at all (>=50%). So neither IRV nor FPP satisfy the criteria for proportional representation (PR).

Note: lots of people use the term “ranked ballot”, but this is inaccurate. Ranked ballot is simply a mechanism, and not an electoral system. For example, both IRV and STV use the ranking mechanism, but only STV is considered PR.

So while Trudeau was pushing for “ranked ballot”, along with the “make every vote count” messaging, people are right to infer that STV would be implemented. STV uses ranked ballot but is still considered PR.

So that’s 4 electoral systems:

1. First-past-the-post (FPP)
2. Instant-runoff voting (IRV)
3. Mixed member proportional (MMP)
4. Single transferable vote (STV)

Only MMP and STV are considered PR!

The key to unlocking political parties like these is proportional representation. Some electoral systems meeting this criteria:

• Mixed-member proportional (MMP)
• Single Transferable Vote (STV)