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Question about proportional voting
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this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2024
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The unofficial Lemmy movement to bring proportional representation to all levels of government in Canada.
Voters deserve more choice and accountability from all politicians.
Le mouvement non officiel de Lemmy visant à amener la représentation proportionnelle à tous les niveaux de gouvernement au Canada.
Les électeurs méritent davantage de choix et de responsabilité de la part de tous les politiciens.
- What is First-Past-The-Post (FPP)?
- What is Proportional Representation (PR)?
- What is a Citizens’ Assembly?
- Why referendums aren't necessary
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That's kind of the problem I wanted to raise with this question. Some areas have a much higher population density than others. They'll basically be running the country as you said.
But then again, if the majority of Canadians live there, wouldn't they be better represented at the parliament? Wouldn't decisions then be made to better represent the majority?
Housing is a major issue in densely populated areas. Shouldn't there be more push to tackle this problem for example?
That's why there's a difference in riding sizes... 1 vote per person shouldn't mean that Windsor-Québec should decide fishery issues for Newfoundland... So a riding on the rock has less people, because it has unique needs based on its location and geography that might be better served by giving them more of a say than ridings in London Ontario, which might have very similar needs across the city. In essence, more people don't necessarily mean more unique issues. There's a limit to that of course - but the general 'needs' are outlined by law and adjusted without gerrymandering - which is not terrible, but maybe could be improved with more representation in the dense ridings - after all, there's increase concerns within the cities these days.