#wastedvotes — Public Fediverse posts
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When they're on the outside trying to get into Parliament, political parties are all about voting on policy not strategy, and supporting the underdog. Once they're in, the the "wasted vote" is the standard argument against voting for a party that isn't.
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When they're on the outside trying to get into Parliament, political parties are all about voting on policy not strategy, and supporting the underdog. Once they're in, the the "wasted vote" is the standard argument against voting for a party that isn't.
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When they're on the outside trying to get into Parliament, political parties are all about voting on policy not strategy, and supporting the underdog. Once they're in, the the "wasted vote" is the standard argument against voting for a party that isn't.
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When they're on the outside trying to get into Parliament, political parties are all about voting on policy not strategy, and supporting the underdog. Once they're in, the the "wasted vote" is the standard argument against voting for a party that isn't.
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@NicelyManifest I am annoyed with the voting system.
D'Hondt is better in many ways than #FPTP, but it gives far too much power to parties and it creates #WastedVotes. This year, the wasted votes have been for Labour and the Greens, handing ~4 seats to #ReformUK.
Much better to use #STV, as in Ireland, in Northern Ireland, and in Scottish local elections. There are no wasted votes in STV.
But I like the result. #PlaidCymru will be fresh, and I like minority governments. It keeps them honest.
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@NicelyManifest I am annoyed with the voting system.
D'Hondt is better in many ways than #FPTP, but it gives far too much power to parties and it creates #WastedVotes. This year, the wasted votes have been for Labour and the Greens, handing ~4 seats to #ReformUK.
Much better to use #STV, as in Ireland, in Northern Ireland, and in Scottish local elections. There are no wasted votes in STV.
But I like the result. #PlaidCymru will be fresh, and I like minority governments. It keeps them honest.
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@petealexharris AMS with d'Hondt is far from okay. AMS
1/ is gameable, as Alba tried to hack it
2/ punishes independents
3/ creates members with unequal status
4/ invites tactical voting based on multi-layered guesses about the behaviour of other voters
5/ blocks new parties, by not offering transferability
6/ is confusing for voters, who often don't fully understand how the two votes interact.STV has none of those problems. STV has no #wastedvotes
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@petealexharris AMS with d'Hondt is far from okay. AMS
1/ is gameable, as Alba tried to hack it
2/ punishes independents
3/ creates members with unequal status
4/ invites tactical voting based on multi-layered guesses about the behaviour of other voters
5/ blocks new parties, by not offering transferability
6/ is confusing for voters, who often don't fully understand how the two votes interact.STV has none of those problems. STV has no #wastedvotes