#proportionalrepresentation — Public Fediverse posts

Good explainer about why the United Kingdom should probably drop their existing way of electing governments and switch to a fairer system; proportional representation.

https://nebula.tv/videos/tldrnewsuk-the-uks-new-multiparty-politics-explained/

#uk #ukpol #makevotesmatter #fptp #proportionalrepresentation #politics #nebula #labourparty #ukgovernment

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

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

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

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

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

How rubbish was the result in your area for the #uklocalelections ? You can use this tool to find out. https://makevotesmatter.org.uk/postcode-tool/ #proportionalrepresentation #fptp

First-Past-The-Post Fail League❗️
Canada Federal Edition 🇨🇦🗳️!

Today’s champion:

Lori Idlout
MP for Nunavut

Won with only 37.3% of total voter ballots cast

Multi-Member #ProportionalRepresentation please! Like and share if you agree!
#cdnpoli #ElectoralReform #MakeVotesMatter

@drgeraint @Cyclist First Past the Post no longer works in favour of either of the two legacy parties, which are currently the two largest parties in #Westminster. Which is why you would think it would be a complete no brainer to legislate for full #ProportionalRepresentation, right now, before the summer recess.

I would bet you anything you like that it won't happen, and that #ReformUKLtd will win a 'landslide' in 2029 on the votes of 20% of the registered electorate.

https://www.journeyman.cc/blog/posts-output/2024-07-06-The-election-and-after/

#jouRapNal #book19 day 26

20260511Mon

#3goodThings #c4c #proportionalRepresentation #cake
#threeGoodThings

#NiceDayInnit #doneEarly #futurePlan

#jouRapNal #book19 day 26

20260511Mon

#3goodThings #c4c #proportionalRepresentation #cake
#threeGoodThings

#NiceDayInnit #doneEarly #futurePlan

#jouRapNal #book19 day 26

20260511Mon

#3goodThings #c4c #proportionalRepresentation #cake
#threeGoodThings

#NiceDayInnit #doneEarly #futurePlan

#jouRapNal #book19 day 26

20260511Mon

#3goodThings #c4c #proportionalRepresentation #cake
#threeGoodThings

#NiceDayInnit #doneEarly #futurePlan

Just written to my MP on the extremely urgent subject of electoral reform. The two-party system is dead and FPTP is not fit for purpose. If Labour doesn't bring in PR now, it is putting the country at genuine risk in the next election.

https://fiets.uk/2026-05-11/letter-to-mp-the-uks-electoral-system/
#JodieGoslingMP #ProportionalRepresentation #UKPolitcs #UKLabour

First-Past-The-Post Fail League❗️
Canada Federal Edition 🇨🇦🗳️!

Today’s champion:

Steeve Lavoie
MP for Beauport—Limoilou

Won with only 35.6% of total voter ballots cast

Multi-Member #ProportionalRepresentation please! Like and share if you agree!
#cdnpoli #ElectoralReform #MakeVotesMatter

@rooftopjaxx I'm praying for a coalition next, leading rapidly (🤞) to #ProportionalRepresentation. Then we can move toward #UBI... 🤔 😉

@rooftopjaxx I'm praying for a coalition next, leading rapidly (🤞) to #ProportionalRepresentation. Then we can move toward #UBI... 🤔 😉

@rooftopjaxx I'm praying for a coalition next, leading rapidly (🤞) to #ProportionalRepresentation. Then we can move toward #UBI... 🤔 😉

At the #Yellowknife spring trade show #democracy champion @Jeremy pitching #proportionalRepresentation to people of all ages and from several different angles.

It’s time for fair votes in English local govt

In #English local #elections, #voting system means #councils don’t reflect how people actually #voted

A small vote shift can completely change who is in control

Right now, millions of local #votes don’t help shape the final result

This leaves voters feeling powerless, because even when lots of people vote for change, final result can look nothing like the community itself

Sign:

https://action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/2401/petition/1?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse

#DemocracyNow #ProportionalRepresentation

It’s time for fair votes in English local govt

In #English local #elections, #voting system means #councils don’t reflect how people actually #voted

A small vote shift can completely change who is in control

Right now, millions of local #votes don’t help shape the final result

This leaves voters feeling powerless, because even when lots of people vote for change, final result can look nothing like the community itself

Sign:

https://action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/2401/petition/1?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse

#DemocracyNow #ProportionalRepresentation

It’s time for fair votes in English local govt

In #English local #elections, #voting system means #councils don’t reflect how people actually #voted

A small vote shift can completely change who is in control

Right now, millions of local #votes don’t help shape the final result

This leaves voters feeling powerless, because even when lots of people vote for change, final result can look nothing like the community itself

Sign:

https://action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/2401/petition/1?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse

#DemocracyNow #ProportionalRepresentation

It’s time for fair votes in English local govt

In #English local #elections, #voting system means #councils don’t reflect how people actually #voted

A small vote shift can completely change who is in control

Right now, millions of local #votes don’t help shape the final result

This leaves voters feeling powerless, because even when lots of people vote for change, final result can look nothing like the community itself

Sign:

https://action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/2401/petition/1?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse

#DemocracyNow #ProportionalRepresentation

It’s time for fair votes in English local govt

In #English local #elections, #voting system means #councils don’t reflect how people actually #voted

A small vote shift can completely change who is in control

Right now, millions of local #votes don’t help shape the final result

This leaves voters feeling powerless, because even when lots of people vote for change, final result can look nothing like the community itself

Sign:

https://action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/2401/petition/1?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse

#DemocracyNow #ProportionalRepresentation

The UK election results are total chaos, and this is not normal:

https://makevotesmatter.org.uk/news/2026/5/8/local-elections-chaos-first-looks/

#ukelection #makevotesmatter #fptp #proportionalrepresentation

🚨The votes are still being counted, but one thing is clear: #FirstPastThePost is broken! 🗳️🤬
MPs elected while 2/3 of voters opposed them! 😤
Majority governments on a quarter of the vote! 😤 This isn't #democracy. Sign the letter calling for electoral reform 👇 #Politics #HumanRights #Justice #Oligarchs #MediaReform #Accountability #ProportionalRepresentation
https://secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/191527/donate/1?locale=en-GB&en_chan=tw

First-Past-The-Post Fail League❗️
Canada Federal Edition 🇨🇦🗳️!

Today’s champion:

Tamara Kronis
MP for Nanaimo—Ladysmith

Won with only 35.5% of total voter ballots cast

Multi-Member #ProportionalRepresentation please! Like and share if you agree!
#cdnpoli #ElectoralReform #MakeVotesMatter

First-Past-The-Post Fail League❗️
Canada Federal Edition 🇨🇦🗳️!

Today's champion:

Kelly DeRidder
MP for Kitchener Centre

Won with only 34.2% of total voter ballots cast

Multi-Member #ProportionalRepresentation please! Like and share if you agree!
#cdnpoli #ElectoralReform #MakeVotesMatter

First-Past-The-Post Fail League❗️
Canada Federal Edition 🇨🇦🗳️!

Today's champion:

Richard Martel
MP for Chicoutimi—Le Fjord

Won with only 34.1% of total voter ballots cast

Multi-Member #ProportionalRepresentation please! Like and share if you agree!
#cdnpoli #ElectoralReform #MakeVotesMatter

For #InternationalWorkersDay, here's a short article that I wrote for the Fair Vote Toronto newsletter about worker's rights. My fellow volunteers made the graphics and helped publish it.

https://www.fairvotetoronto.ca/canadas-democracy-problem-is-a-workers-rights-problem/

#ProportionalRepresentation #cdnpoli #Toronto #onpoli #DigitalSovereignty #ElectoralReform #Democracy

What does Britain need from Labour? Not another new PM, but a government with the guts to take radical action | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/27/britain-labour-prime-minister-government-radical-action #Labour #KeirStarmer #Politics #UkNews #LocalElections #EuropeanUnion #TaxAndSpending #ImmigrationAndAsylum #ElectoralReform #ProportionalRepresentation

What does Britain need from Labour? Not another new PM, but a government with the guts to take radical action | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/27/britain-labour-prime-minister-government-radical-action #Labour #KeirStarmer #Politics #UkNews #LocalElections #EuropeanUnion #TaxAndSpending #ImmigrationAndAsylum #ElectoralReform #ProportionalRepresentation

What does Britain need from Labour? Not another new PM, but a government with the guts to take radical action | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/27/britain-labour-prime-minister-government-radical-action #Labour #KeirStarmer #Politics #UkNews #LocalElections #EuropeanUnion #TaxAndSpending #ImmigrationAndAsylum #ElectoralReform #ProportionalRepresentation

What does Britain need from Labour? Not another new PM, but a government with the guts to take radical action | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/27/britain-labour-prime-minister-government-radical-action #Labour #KeirStarmer #Politics #UkNews #LocalElections #EuropeanUnion #TaxAndSpending #ImmigrationAndAsylum #ElectoralReform #ProportionalRepresentation

"The interesting thing is, individual MPs - you pointed out Hana[-Rawhiti Maipi-Clark], Tamatha Paul - have some really good stuff on their individual media, the parties are not really picking things up or popularising them."

https://www.1of200.nz/podcast/1200-s2e194-shoes-on-the-ground

Maybe political parties are dead weight in the digital age? Maybe choosing MMP as our proportional representation system was a mistake, because it gives Parliament's supreme power to parties?

(1/?)

#PartyPolitics #MMP #ProportionalRepresentation

Mark Carney’s new majority government should spark renewed calls for electoral reform
#Canada #Politics #Democracy #Governance #MarkCarney #PierrePoilievre #FloorCrossing #ProportionalRepresentation #Policy #PoliticalReform #ElectoralReform #ByElections
https://the-14.com/mark-carneys-new-majority-government-should-spark-renewed-calls-for-electoral-reform/

Mark Carney’s new majority government should spark renewed calls for electoral reform
#Canada #Politics #Democracy #Governance #MarkCarney #PierrePoilievre #FloorCrossing #ProportionalRepresentation #Policy #PoliticalReform #ElectoralReform #ByElections
https://the-14.com/mark-carneys-new-majority-government-should-spark-renewed-calls-for-electoral-reform/

Mark Carney’s new majority government should spark renewed calls for electoral reform
#Canada #Politics #Democracy #Governance #MarkCarney #PierrePoilievre #FloorCrossing #ProportionalRepresentation #Policy #PoliticalReform #ElectoralReform #ByElections
https://the-14.com/mark-carneys-new-majority-government-should-spark-renewed-calls-for-electoral-reform/

Mark Carney’s new majority government should spark renewed calls for electoral reform
#Canada #Politics #Democracy #Governance #MarkCarney #PierrePoilievre #FloorCrossing #ProportionalRepresentation #Policy #PoliticalReform #ElectoralReform #ByElections
https://the-14.com/mark-carneys-new-majority-government-should-spark-renewed-calls-for-electoral-reform/

Mark Carney’s new majority government should spark renewed calls for electoral reform
#Canada #Politics #Democracy #Governance #MarkCarney #PierrePoilievre #FloorCrossing #ProportionalRepresentation #Policy #PoliticalReform #ElectoralReform #ByElections
https://the-14.com/mark-carneys-new-majority-government-should-spark-renewed-calls-for-electoral-reform/

Thank you @Jeremy for leading the charge to correct #Canada's #electoral system through #proportionalRepresentation. I am proud to be a #Yellowknife resident too @fairvote @fairvote.ca https://cabinradio.ca/286842/news/politics/yellowknife-calls-on-ottawa-to-introduce-proportional-representation/

I support the voice(s) in the Canadian wilderness... near to Carney's birthplace!

#ProportionalRepresentation #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Yellowknife #NWT

https://cabinradio.ca/286842/news/politics/yellowknife-calls-on-ottawa-to-introduce-proportional-representation/

The most recent floor crossing in the canadian house of commons only furthers my thesis that:
1. You should care who your MP is regardless of Party Affilation & it should play a factor when voting
2. Prorep Electoral Reform must still have directly voting for candidates in a riding. (Stv, Open List, MMP with best runner up, DMP)

#Canpoli #prorep #proportionalrepresentation

Avi Lewis' NDP Opens Up A New Front For Canada

Avi Lewis’ energy policies may not even be controversial as they are just a response to the geopolitical maneuvers that have cost countless lives across the world for oil.

Canada’s future therefore depends on all of us - not just working together, but having a say as well.

We have to pull the curtains back on the Wizards, and they have to know the hunt is on.

https://kopitalk.net/c/canada/p/359488/avi-lewis-ndp-opens-up-a-new-front-for-canada

https://thewalrus.ca/avi-lewis-wins-leadership-of-the-federal-ndp-on-first-ballot/

#CdnPoli #AbPoli #AbLeg

#NDP #ProportionalRepresentation #AviLewis #Gerrymandering #Oil #ClimateDefense #ClimateChange #USIranConflict

Avi Lewis' NDP Opens Up A New Front For Canada

https://thewalrus.ca/avi-lewis-wins-leadership-of-the-federal-ndp-on-first-ballot/

The West has always been ready to wear the badge that they operate democracies, and that their governments represent the people. Yet, due in part to the rise of the US Billionaire class, and the explicit acknowledgement in the United States that money is free speech, the people of the Global “North” must relearn old lessons and confront the new Wizards of Oz.

However flawed these democratic systems may be, they fundamentally aspire to retain power with the people through representation. These Billionaires, self-crowned royalty, use their money to short circuit the electoral processes by essentially buying the representation (the Politician). These billionaires flex their wealth, and wield sophisticated networks of corporate entities, lobbyists, social media algorithms, bots, consultants, organizations, charities, clubs, and are brazen and flawed enough to seek out their self-interest at the expense of entire countries.

In defiance of wisdom, the Politician has become unusually and remarkably willing to walk far away from the Constituent. Normally the Politician should be chilled in fear with such a walk. The Politician should have the utmost respect for what they represent. They represent the people, after all is said and done. No Politician should feel safe taking from the Constituent, let alone take the Constituent for granted.

With that said, politicians are out gunned and mismatched against the overwhelming resources of the Billionaires. Canadians must restore a system of incentives that can protect our legislatures while simultaneously injecting the interests of the people back into focus. Proportional Representation is the most aggressive and direct way we can restore that focus.

Hence, Avi Lewis’ pledge for Proportional Representation represents a genuine restoration of power to the people.

https://www.fairvote.ca/29/03/2026/avi-lewiss-pledge-to-make-proportional-representation-the-ndps-one-demand-says-he-is-serious-about-pr/

As we speak, incumbents, like Alberta’s UCP and Premier Danielle Smith, understand the primary importance of maintaining power above all else. If one considers that the UCP and Danielle Smith are embroiled in the greatest corruption scandals the province has ever seen, they still persist in holding onto power. Worse, the UCP openly contemplate gerrymandering ridings.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/electoral-boundary-commission-dallas-miller-9.7143937

Even if their motives are mixed, and some are unstated, Canadians can clearly tell that Smith’s actions are designed in favour of Oil and Gas to the detriment of other industries. And, Smith’s actions don’t appear to account for the reality of the US war against Iran, and the push towards renewables. As National Observer’s Max Fawcett highlights, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries will be desperate to rebuild from the conflict, putting downward pressure on the price of oil.

It’s worth remembering that it was just over a decade ago, when it seemed like oil prices were destined to stay above $100 per barrel and those oil companies were commissioning the last of their most expensive oil sands projects, that OPEC last decided to crash the market. A mere 1.5 million barrel per day oversupply in a market where 94 million barrels per day were being consumed smashed prices down below $30 per barrel and held them below $60 per barrel for years. The aforementioned 5.25 million barrels of predicted demand destruction due to EVs — never mind the impact of significantly higher oil prices —has the same effect as 5.25 million barrels of new production: it crushes prices. In that sort of price environment, any new projects sanctioned today in order to satisfy the premier’s pipeline dreams would be underwater in short order.

I would invite the senior executives at these companies to imagine what OPEC countries like Saudi Arabia will do with their ultra-low cost supply (which can often be extracted for less than $10 per barrel) once it becomes clear that global demand is indeed in terminal decline. Will they continue to withhold barrels, as they have in the past, in order to keep prices higher? Or will they produce as many as possible in a race to get them out of the ground before the demand declines even further?

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/27/opinion/canada-fossil-fuels-iran-war

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-war-hormuz-closure-oil-shock/

Avi Lewis’ energy policies may not even be controversial as they are just a response to the geopolitical maneuvers that have cost countless lives across the world for oil.

Canada’s future therefore depends on all of us - not just working together, but having a say as well.

We have to pull the curtains back on the Wizards, and they have to know the hunt is on.

https://electoral-reform.org.uk/scotlands-parliament-still-has-too-much-first-past-the-post/

#scotland #holyrood #fptp #proportionalrepresentation

Here's a great explainer from our friends at More Equitable Democracy, Protect Democracy, and the Multiracial Democracy Project about proportional representation and building a more inclusive democracy for everyone.
#STV #CivilRights #VotingRights #ProportionalRepresentation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJc3ZGWjJ5Q

Here's the Green Party leader:

'Asked whether he could see himself as prime minister, Polanski [...] said: "It's definitely on my mind because I get asked about it all the time, but my burning ambition really is to have a wealth tax, action on climate change, and proportional representation."'

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg05xrgkg6o

Join: https://join.greenparty.org.uk
(Membership costs from 50p per month, depending on your income.)

#GreenParty #GreenPartyEW #UK #UKPol #UKPolitics #WealthTax #ProportionalRepresentation

Santa Monica should ditch its plurality at-large council elections and come into compliance with the California Voting Rights Act. But winner-take-all district elections aren't the only possible solution. Proportional #RankedChoiceVoting gives minority groups of all kinds the best opportunity to elect representatives of their choice, avoids spoilers and wasted votes, and ensures the large majority of voters actually get to choose a winner.

#PRCV #STV #ProportionalRepresentation #SantaMonica #VotingRights

https://www.californiacitynews.org/2026/03/santa-monica-sued-over-large-voting-system.html