#electoralreform — Public Fediverse posts

Welcome amendments to the electoral bill going through Parliament , but by no means far enough.

#ReformUK #UKPolitics #ElectoralReform

Ministers seek law change to make £72m donations to Reform illegal | Party funding | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/14/amendment-to-bill-in-lords-could-test-legality-of-72m-reform-donations

@gordonmcdowell @chris

The majority of experts who testified at the ERRE committee gave evidence that proportional representation was the best option for meeting the committee's goals. No one disputed this. That was the consensus. Further, prior to the committee meetings, the members had meetings with Canadians across the country. Most Canadians that the committee members met with cited PR as their preference for electoral reform.

The Liberal members of the committee, however, ignored the evidence and, in the end, chose to inexplicably advocate for Alternative Vote (which, besides a different ballot, is basically the same as FPTP, in that it is a single member riding winner-take-all system --> winner take all is the problem). This led to Maryam Monsef's idiotic ridicule of the Gallagher Index. Ignoring evidence and ridiculing science is often seen with right wing parties. Under no circumstances should either the GPC or the NDP partake in such nonsense.

#cdnpoli #electoralreform #proportionalrepresentation

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee/117208444304583605

I'm not generally in favour of electoral reform in Canada, but I think #RankedChoice ballots would be a good idea for mayoral elections.

#CanPol #cdnpoli #ElectoralReform #PreferentialBallots

Burnham’s bumpy ride ahead: PM’s in-tray full of dilemmas as parliament returns
By Helena Horton

Labour leader faces tough decisions on issues such as North Sea drilling, electoral reform and defence spending

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/31/andy-burnham-in-tray-parliament-return

#Labour #UKnews #Electoralreform #Immigrationandasylum #Budget #Defencepolicy #Oilandgascompanies #Trumpadministration #Welfare #ReformUK #Conservatives #Greenparty #LiberalDemocrats #UKcostoflivingcrisis #Energyindustry #Politics #TheGuardian #HelenaHorton

Burnham electrified the Labour party by talking about electoral reform – now he needs to act on it | Polly Toynbee
By Polly Toynbee

The prime minister has lifted the spirits of the public and party members, and must use that goodwill to push through change

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/28/andy-burnham-electoral-reform-proportional-representation

#Electoralreform #Proportionalrepresentation #Firstpastthepost #AndyBurnham #Politics #UKnews #Labour #TheGuardian #PollyToynbee

The Guardian view on electoral reform: don’t wait for a crisis to fix a broken system | Editorial
By Editorial

In an era of multiparty politics, first past the post risks generating perverse outcomes that delegitimise the democratic process

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/26/the-guardian-view-on-electoral-reform-dont-wait-for-a-crisis-to-fix-a-broken-system

#Electoralreform #Firstpastthepost #Mayoralelections #Devolution #AndyBurnham #Generalelections #Localpolitics #Politics #UKnews #Alternativevote #Labour #Conservatives #LiberalDemocrats #TheGuardian #Editorial

My #Burnaby #LiberalMP (whom my wife and I voted in to prevent #PierrePoilievre being elected PM) hasn’t replied to any of my past emails, which are all highly critical of his government’s backtracking on climate and species at risk protections as well as privacy concerns.

Instead, #WadeChang bombards us with glossy propagandist brochures of himself posing with local groups, all virtue signalling to cover over up his turncoat Liberal’s traitorous right wing lurch.

One such picture is with our local wildlife rescue group. Imagine taking a smiling group photo with those rehabilitating the species at risk harmed by your own unethical, deregulated dirty oil projects?! These #CarneyLiberals assume we are all gullable idiots.

I rip up his flashy brochures and recycle them, as they are just another waste of money and resources selling us yet another Liberal lie.

Wade Chang will lose his next election to #Conservatives in large part due to Mark Carney’s selloff of our “left wing #antifa climate terrorist” interests. I will never be voting strategically again, at this point it is #electoralreform or bust for me.

These short sighted, virtue signalling #Liberals will lose their majority and countless future elections by jettisoning their strategic leftwing supporters.

I now believe #Canada deserves it’s true Right Wing Conservative government, enough of this neo-con Mark Carney masquerading as a Liberal.

All you Climate Destroying Liberal supporters deserve #PierrePoilievre as PM. If I could only take back my worthless “elbows up liberal” vote...

#FuckMarkCarney #FuckWadeChang
#FuckLiberals
#VotingReformNow #cdnpoli #bcpoli #leftbehind #elbowsdown

@patrickhadfield AV is in some ways worse than #FPTP. It has some mathematical quirks which produce perverse results. See e.h. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting.

Andy #Burnham was Shadow Education Secretary during the 2011 referendum (which he opposed).

It's inconceivable that a v bright Cambridge grad was a shadow cabinet member during a national referendum, but didn't grasp the basics.

Whatever his other merits, Burnham's stance on #electoralReform is a huge big lie.

@ChrisMayLA6

The Irony Of Independence Day

https://islandinthenet.com/independence-day-2026/

@markgrieveson
1. In the 2004 NHL Eastern Conference Finals, Tampa Bay won four games, vs. three for New Jersey; but overall the Devils outscored the Lightning, 23 to 21. Is it unfair that Tampa Bay won the series? No, because we decide the victor of an NHL playoff series based on the number of games won, not the number of goals. Similarly, it's not unfair when the Liberals win more seats despite the #CPC winning more votes; it's just how the rules work.

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#ElectoralReform #FPTP

@markgrieveson I think the tendency to give majority government power and responsibility to the party that wins the most votes is one of the virtues of #FPTP; it's a feature, not a bug.

Thanks for sharing the link. I respect Mr. Coyne, and I've read him make arguments in favour of PR before. I'll watch the try to video when I have time.

#ElectoralReform

@sboots I'm opposed to many types of #ElectoralReform, but I do think that #RankedVoting could improve things a bit on the margin. I hope the Yukon tries this out.

Are Yukoners generally dissatisfied with the current electoral system, or is this essentially a top-down project? Has there been any polling on the question? I see that the plebiscite is non-binding: have the parties expressed any intention of what they will do if more Yukoners support this reform than oppose it?

#ykpoli

The antiquated, undemocratic, insanity of the Canadian electoral system was really what took centre stage last night as Canadians all over the country tried to figure out how to twist and squeeze the First Past the Post system into a result that would stop our own mini-Trump.

We managed to do it successfully in enough places, but it had the opposite effect in others, allowing #CPC candidates to come up the middle, and all at the expense of our multi-party democracy.

There are plenty of ridings to pick from for examples, but the simplest example of what is wrong is always the national vote compared to seats.

Bloc: 6.4% national vote = 6.7% (23) seats.
NDP: 6.3% national vote = 2.0% (7) seats.

Until the two ‘ruling' parties fix this, Canada will never be a truly functional modern democracy.

Now, in a minority situation where doing what is best for the country as a whole should be top of everyone's agenda, could be a good time to push.

It would also save our Elections Canada workers from having to deal with another 6ft long ballot in some as yet undetermined riding. ;=)

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Elxn45 #PropotionalRepresentation #ElectoralReform #PRNow