• n2burns@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    the system represents 95% of the vote

    What do you mean by this? Every election represents 100% of the vote.

    • Beaver@lemmy.caOP
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      4 months ago

      That’s false as the votes for parties other than the big 2 in the riding are wasted. First-past-the-post often has parties winning all the power with 40% of the vote.

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        4 months ago

        That’s not what you said the first time, which is why I asked for clarification. Maybe you meant, “the system represents 95% of the voters” because the votes are all totaled therefore represented? I was wondering if you were implying that some votes don’t count in the current system.

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          4 months ago

          I think he means 95% of the votes result in representation in Parliament.