Montopedia

Consumer spending is good way to help economy recover

Kevin Baas tried to improve on STV

2024 - Citizens Assembly voted down by House of Commons (M-86 defeated)

Hillview neighbourhood from Indian reserve, to pioneers and farmers (Schatz), to suburb. (Millwoods Mosaic)

Millwoods community leagues still strong after 50 years (Millwoods Mosaic Jan 2024)

Some thoughts on STV - the "massive screed" of Feb 2024

2024 PR elections, STV anniversaries

1919 -- Sligo first city in U.K. to use STV (note: Sligo is now in Ireland)

United Kingdom - Proportional Representation Society still pushing after 140 years

Debate points in defence of PR - list PR, STV and SNTV. Answering false accusations against PR and STV

Transferring surplus votes - the variety of methods used to transfer votes under STV

Gregory method of transfer of votes

Monto Voting - flexible voting inside and outside the district

Fairness in PR -- about same number of votes per seat

Catherine Helen Spence "Effective Voting" speech, Chicago 1893

Past false-majority governments may cause trouble in our future

Back to the land - building a small plywood shack

Back to the land - small house in a box truck

Criticisms of STV include STV's Purported Non-Monotonicity - not what people say it is and only rarely a problem

Charter Challenge 2023