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First Past the Post
« on: June 08, 2018, 09:12:45 AM »
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  • Once again we witness the shortcoming of First-Past-The-Post style of election.  With 40% of the vote, PC's take 60% of the seats in Ontario's 2018 election to form a majority government.  A 7% difference between PC and NDP votes equates to a 30% difference in number of seats.

    I really wish Trudeau hadn't dropped the ball on election reform.  While it wouldn't have been in place for the Ontario election, it would have set the wheels in motion for more representative governments in future elections.