#electoralsystem — Public Fediverse posts

This week I have learned that Malta and Ireland are both using the Single Transferable Vote method in national elections. I knew that e.g. Northern Ireland are doing it, but I was only aware of Australia doing it at the sovereign level.

#STV #SingleTransferableVote
#ElectoralSystem #ProportionalRepresentation

The Constitution of Victory

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://europeanconservative.com/articles/commentary/the-constitution-of-victory/

https://www.europesays.com/people/19626/ The Battleground Districts That Decide Hungary’s Election #analysis #battleground #Election2026 #Elections2026 #ElectoralSystem #FideszKDNP #HungarianElections2026 #Hungary #HungaryNews #index #IndividualConstituency #majority #NationalList #PeterMagyar #PollingData #pollster #SwingDistrict #Tisza #ViktorOrbán

A democracy built under pressure: Revisiting Ambedkar and the Poona Pact https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/mbifl-2026/a-democracy-built-under-pressure-revisiting-ambedkar-and-the-poona-pact-v3seakbd?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Ambedkar #IndianDemocracy #ElectoralSystem #PoonaPact #DalitRights

reincarnation of the 1940's #US #Fascist party (#AmericaFirst) did, in contrast, win the congressional majorities (Senate: 53/47, House: 220/2015.)

https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2024:_U.S._Congress

This was enabled by a dualistic, unfairer #ElectoralSystem, the #US' #WinnerTakeAll system.
In contrast to a variant of the puralistic, fairer system of #ProportionalRepresentation.

Here is a comparison to the US system of #WinnerTakeAll (or #FirstPastThePost in the #UK:)

https://protectdemocracy.org/work/proportional-representation-explained/

@realSiegfried @jrredho

The Green party won four seats when it should have been 40. Surely it’s clear that Britain needs electoral reform | Ellie Chowns | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/11/green-party-four-seats-labour-proportional-representation

#ElectoralSystem
#Voting
#VotingSystems
#FPTP
#PR
#GE
#GE2024
#Greens
#UKPol
#Labour
#LibDems
#Tories
#SafeSeats
#Democracy

Foodbank shuts up shop for the election; the perfect metaphor
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2024/07/04/foodbank-general-election-shut/

#FoodBankBritain
#FoodBanks
#PollingStation
#PollingStations
#Polling
#GE
#GE2024
#Poverty
#Billionaire
#Billionaires
#ToriesOut
#Tories
#ToriesBrokeBritain
#Duopoly
#ElectoralSystem
#FPTP
#PR
#Disabled
#LongTermSick
#ChronicallyIll