Montopedia

Effective Voting

announcing new book -- When Canada Had "Effective Voting" STV in Western Canada 1917-1971

"Governments may get less, the same, or more support, and still be defeated..."

FPTP elections elect by plurality unfortunately - Governments rule by majorities

Majority versus simple lead in votes. Quota produces standardized representation.

"When Farmers Changed Voting" 1921 Alberta

UFA election in 1921 opened the door to electoral reform

Vancouver electoral reform

Red Deer present system not producing widely-approved council but ward election is no fix

Red Deer's Block Voting does not produce high voter turn-out nor large number of Effective Votes

STV for executive elections within organizations as for political elections

City PR possible through SNTV -- Give cities the right of self-determination!

Andrew Lake named after UofA geologist John Andrew Allan

Existing election system flawed. Change to PR endorsed -- 1916 but could be any time

Searchable Winnipeg Tribune

Proxy Voting - power based on votes received

Sandy Lake - the geographical centre of Canada

The 1885 Resistance

Confederation - the merging of the remaining still-loyal British North America colonies

Rat Creek Rebellion spawned Edmonton Police Service