Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Fairvote Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTuxedo Winnie the Pooh 3 Panel Worst "First-Past-The-Post" to Okay "Two-Round System" to Best "Proportional Representation" Memelemmy.caimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down14
arrow-up1164arrow-down1imageTuxedo Winnie the Pooh 3 Panel Worst "First-Past-The-Post" to Okay "Two-Round System" to Best "Proportional Representation" Memelemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Fairvote Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareA_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoIf Canada gets rid of FPTP before we do, I’m moving and Molotov’ing my house on the way out
minus-squareAlolanVulpix@lemmy.caMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoWho’s “we”? In any case, proportional representation … if implemented, it will be a glorious day for Canada, and therefore the world. So the achievement can transcend countries!!
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoIf one more country gets it the greater the pressure will be. We have come a long way since the 1800s.
minus-squareAndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoSurprised to hear Canada is still using FPTP. I kinda assumed all first world countries would be using proportional voting by now
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoIt’s one of the worst things we inherited from the British empire.
minus-squareSkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agoSome first world countries still use it. Like South Korea, Japan and UK. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_electoral_systems_by_country
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoAnother wikipedia page to check out thanks!
minus-squareAndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoSuper educational, thanks for sharing this link
If Canada gets rid of FPTP before we do, I’m moving and Molotov’ing my house on the way out
Who’s “we”?
In any case, proportional representation … if implemented, it will be a glorious day for Canada, and therefore the world.
So the achievement can transcend countries!!
If one more country gets it the greater the pressure will be. We have come a long way since the 1800s.
Surprised to hear Canada is still using FPTP. I kinda assumed all first world countries would be using proportional voting by now
It’s one of the worst things we inherited from the British empire.
Some first world countries still use it. Like South Korea, Japan and UK.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_electoral_systems_by_country
Another wikipedia page to check out thanks!
Super educational, thanks for sharing this link