Quebec Government Advances Plan for Mixed Proportional Representation

The government of Quebec is now backing a proposed change in provincial elections. The government favors of Mixed Proportional Representation system, in which two-thirds of the seats would continue to be elected in single-member districts, but the other third would be chosen proportionately. See this story.


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Quebec Government Advances Plan for Mixed Proportional Representation — 4 Comments

  1. I’m not following if this is actually mixed-member proportional or a parallel voting system. Mixed-member would see a party vote determine the total seats per party and then subtract the riding seats from those totals. Whereas a parallel system would see 80 seats determined by plurality single member and then a separate proportional vote for the other 45. Parallel is like having two chambers one with 80 seats and then one with 45 seats elected separately and then sticking them together, so Parallel is only semi-proportional. Parallel is what Russia uses.

  2. Canada is one more UNSTABLE ANTI-Democracy minority rule gerrymander / Parl regime

    — due to the Brits taking over Canada in the 1760s.

    West v Ontario v Quebec v East — 3 – 5 larger parties in most gerrymander districts aka *ridings*.

    Almost all under 50 pct winner regimes.

    https://www.fairvote.ca/

    tries to get PR in ALL of Canada

    — bit too laid back — due to long cold rotted winters.

    More potential USA States.

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