Post #1599785
2026-03-31 05:30 UTC
@paige @carastern pure party list systems haven't been proposed but SMP based MMP has been and often seems to be implied to be the default when people talk about PR without being more specific.
SMP based MMP would be strictly worse than our current pure SMP system in terms of party discipline.
So I can see how someone would come to this conclusion, and honestly it's something that worries me too given that "PR is all that matters" framing of much electoral reform discussion that I see.
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@smithkm@mastodon.social 2026-03-31 05:37
@paige @carastern I see the same problem with people advocating for "ranked ballot" without being more specific with the implication they want Instant Run Off, or at best MAYBE they mean a Condorcet method but still with single seats. Our current SMP voting system is broken in multiple completely independent ways and I rarely see this acknowledged. It's always a focus on one problem and ignoring or dismissing the other despite the existence of solutions that do a good job at both.
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@paige@masto.canadiancivil.com 2026-03-31 13:41
@smithkm @carastern what does “worse” mean? Too many parties and MPs moving between them?