AlolanVulpix@lemmy.caMEnglish · edit-29 months agoSimple things you can do, to grow the proportional representation movement—so we never have to vote for the lesser of the evils, have a two party system, "split the vote", or strategic voteplus-squarepinfairvote.caexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSimple things you can do, to grow the proportional representation movement—so we never have to vote for the lesser of the evils, have a two party system, "split the vote", or strategic voteplus-squarepinfairvote.caAlolanVulpix@lemmy.caMEnglish · edit-29 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 7 days agoThis subplot may not be answered until 2028 lemmy.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageThis subplot may not be answered until 2028 lemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 10 days agoThe BC NDP 🟠 Scams Voters Once Again lemmy.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageThe BC NDP 🟠 Scams Voters Once Again lemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 11 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.plus-squarelemmy.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageWhen governments can win power with 30% to 40% of the vote, long term planning suffers. Big promises get torn up after every election.plus-squarelemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 11 days agoBC’s own Electoral Reform Committee recommended a Citizens’ Assembly.plus-squarelemmy.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageBC’s own Electoral Reform Committee recommended a Citizens’ Assembly.plus-squarelemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 11 days agoEby Learned Well From The Master lemmy.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageEby Learned Well From The Master lemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 14 days agoWhen legislatures mirror how people actually vote, governments rely less on raw power and more on agreement.plus-squarelemmy.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageWhen legislatures mirror how people actually vote, governments rely less on raw power and more on agreement.plus-squarelemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 14 days agoThe Provincial NDP Must Walk The Talkplus-squarelemmy.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageThe Provincial NDP Must Walk The Talkplus-squarelemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.caMEnglish · 14 days agoB.C. has tried and failed to change its voting system. Could another referendum be on? www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkB.C. has tried and failed to change its voting system. Could another referendum be on? www.cbc.caSunshine (she/her)@piefed.caMEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.caMEnglish · edit-214 days agoDavid Eby The Leader of the BC NDP Opposes Passing Proportional Representationplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareDavid Eby The Leader of the BC NDP Opposes Passing Proportional Representationplus-squareSunshine (she/her)@piefed.caMEnglish · edit-214 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 14 days agoHomelessness persists when policy resets every election.plus-squarelemmy.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageHomelessness persists when policy resets every election.plus-squarelemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 20 days ago1982 Mauritian general electionplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link1982 Mauritian general electionplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.caMEnglish · 21 days agoIf first-past-the-post really blocked extremism, politicians would not keep warning that parties are being captured from within.plus-squaremedia.piefed.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageIf first-past-the-post really blocked extremism, politicians would not keep warning that parties are being captured from within.plus-squaremedia.piefed.caSunshine (she/her)@piefed.caMEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.caMEnglish · 21 days agoFirst-past-the-post rewards rigid party discipline.plus-squaremedia.piefed.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageFirst-past-the-post rewards rigid party discipline.plus-squaremedia.piefed.caSunshine (she/her)@piefed.caMEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.caMEnglish · 21 days agoWhen elections are competitive everywhere, not just in a handful of swing ridings, people stay engaged.plus-squaremedia.piefed.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageWhen elections are competitive everywhere, not just in a handful of swing ridings, people stay engaged.plus-squaremedia.piefed.caSunshine (she/her)@piefed.caMEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.caMEnglish · 27 days agoNew Zealand shows what happens when electoral reform is built to last. Ontario shows what happens when it is not.plus-squaremedia.piefed.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageNew Zealand shows what happens when electoral reform is built to last. Ontario shows what happens when it is not.plus-squaremedia.piefed.caSunshine (she/her)@piefed.caMEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.caMEnglish · 27 days agoWhen a government knows it cannot be easily voted out, accountability erodes.plus-squaremedia.piefed.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageWhen a government knows it cannot be easily voted out, accountability erodes.plus-squaremedia.piefed.caSunshine (she/her)@piefed.caMEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
snoons@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoPetition to implement proportional representationplus-squarewww.ourcommons.caexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkPetition to implement proportional representationplus-squarewww.ourcommons.casnoons@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 1 month agoA Liberal in rural Alberta or a Conservative in downtown Toronto can vote for decades without ever electing a candidate they support.plus-squarelemmy.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageA Liberal in rural Alberta or a Conservative in downtown Toronto can vote for decades without ever electing a candidate they support.plus-squarelemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 1 month agoBritish Columbia has lived with first-past-the-post distortion for decades.plus-squarelemmy.caimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageBritish Columbia has lived with first-past-the-post distortion for decades.plus-squarelemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink