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Single Transferable Voting - Executive Summary

What tells us representation in one place is proportional but representation elsewhere is not?

Charter Challenge for Fair Voting 2021

COVID = Opportunity for Disaster Capitalism

Pro-rep is good for all parties. Time to bring it in before the next Alberta election

Edmonton council an example of minority rule. Single Voting/multi-member wards are solution

2017 Edmonton city election flawed due to ward system

Is a country that uses First Past The Post even a democracy?

New Nfld gov't false majority, example of minority rule

Lesser Slave Lake Prov. District gives impression of gerrymandering

Average of 6 candidates running in elections now, FPTP's Achilles' heel

Finally a book on Canada's overall PR-STV experience

Supplementary Voting

Seattle's recent electoral reform, to runoff elections

On terms "at-large", "Block Voting". But know this, STV is not always foe to local representation

Kshama Sawant -- Seattle Socialist city councillor -- elected despite waste of votes, lack of STV

Brenda Bellingham’s novel Storm Child shows Fort Edmonton

Single-member districts are foe of representational governments

Klein Tory cuts, windfall of seats beyond popularity, then Alberta rolls in dough, 1993-2006

Alberta sales tax - a gift to the rich