Post #1264782
2023-01-17 13:43 UTC
@jaycee There are lots of troubles with democracy, but being feared by slavers isn't one of them lol. I wouldn't say it's particularly extant in either the US or the UK right now. But please, tell me about proportional representation?
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@jaycee@toot.community 2023-01-17 13:50
@SallyStrange PR is where every vote counts. If you have 10 candidates with first past the post, only the ‘winner’ gets to represent the people who voted for them, meaning those who voted for the other 9 have no representation. In PR seats are allocated on a percentage basis of the total number of votes cast. So if there are 100 seats and one candidate gets say 30% another 20% another 20% another 15% and another 15% the seats are allocated that way so everyone is represented.