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Pangster wrote:
: Lets say there were only two parties, "A" and "B".  If 49% of the people
: in each electoral district voted for Party A, and 51% voted for Party B,
: this would result in ALL of the Party B candidates winning every seat in
: Parliament.  Party B, therefore, would have a majority (100%) government.
: Yet, 49% of the population chose Party A.

This is the way the U.S. system works, which is why the politics of this 
country swing back and forth every few years.  I'd like to see an 
at-large representation where if 30% of the voters voted for the American 
Independent Party and maybe 11% went with the Communist Party, they'd get 
representation, too.  In watching European governments play politics, I 
think coalition governments are much healthier and actually give a little 
better stability.

By the way, "ca.*" hierarchy is California, not Canada, in case you 
weren't aware.


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