Re: Is our election system unfair? (Representation based on % of vote)

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From: Dave Haans
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 1995 00:00

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In article <3r2ktm$d60_002@netaccess.on.ca>,
   cooties@netaccess.on.ca (cooties) wrote:
>In my experience(s), when someone has suggested that parties obtain 
>seats based on the % of votes rec'd, it is because the party they 
>support doesn't have a chance of being elected under current 
>circumstances. After almost every election, the communist parties, 
>and socialist parties always have the same complaint: the system is 
>unfare. It is unlikley that they would have the same complaint if one 
>of their members were elected. 
>
>Mike
>

It's not just 'marginal' parties.  The PCs whined about the same thing in the 
last Federal election.

BTW, I haven't heard any arguments as to why this wouldn't be a good idea.  
Would it?  Or not?

Dave.

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Dave Haans                             http://www.io.org/~froofy

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From: froofy@io.org (Dave Haans)
Subject: Re: Is our election system unfair? (Representation based on % of vote)
Date: 1995/06/07
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