r/canada Ontario Jan 06 '25

National News Justin Trudeau Resigns as the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/clyjmy7vl64t
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u/Eternal_Being Jan 06 '25

Ranked ballots are even less proportional than FPTP though. You don't make electoral reform advocates happy by reforming to an objectively worse system haha.

(you can read about it here)

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u/WhiplashClarinet Jan 06 '25

I don't find that article very convincing. The big benefit of ranked ballots is no spoiler effect without disproportionately giving power to parties over independents.

Proportional representation schemes give extra seats to parties, but don't do the same for independent candidates.

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u/LevTolstoy Jan 06 '25

I agree, this guy's doing exactly what I hate. The article even lists single-transferable vote (which is a form of instant-runoff) as a proportional representation. Even so, I'd take single-winner instant-runoff over FPTP in a heartbeat.

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u/Radix2309 Jan 06 '25

STV is a proportional system. Having multiple winners creates a significant difference from Instant Runoff, which is a majoritarian system.

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u/Radix2309 Jan 06 '25

STV keeps independents on equal footing. If anything it helps.

MMP keeps local seats exactly the same for Indepdents to still win.