"Aldermanic elections in the 1930s could not be considered democratic. Between 1931 and 1937, Democrats received between 51 and 66 percent of the vote, but won between 75 and 98 percent of the seats on the board of aldermen."
from FairVote [USA], "PR in NYC" online
By that measure, all but a handful of Alberta elections since FPTP was adopted in 1959, have been "undemocratic."
In fact, those windows of vote shares and seats shares mean that the Democrats with 66 percent and taking 75 percent of seats would be "undemocratic" a difference of just nine percent.
Alberta elections since 1959 mostly show much worse disproportionality than that.
ALBERTA RESULTS
only instances where governing party took more than 66 percent of the vote:
NONE
In all cases governing party took less than 66 percent despite taking overwhelming majority of seats. and in some cases even less than 51 percent of the vote.
In 1967, 1971, 1989, 1993, 2004, 2012, 2015, governing party won with less than majority. )
only instances where governing party took less than 75 percent of the seats:
1971 1989 1993 2012 2015 2019 2023
The last two are not glowing appraisals of FPTP but instead merely show how disproportional results in cities and "rural" area are balanced off against each other while Alberta has two-party system.
the two-party system means many voters simply stay home, whlle almost ll of those who voted directed their vote to one or other of the two main candidates in the district, in many cases against the voter's true sentiment in favour of a minor party.)
2012 and 2015 are results of splintered voting - multiple parties splitting votes and seats.
The others --1971, 1989 and 1993 -- are the only other cases where result was not "undemocratic" according to the allowable ranges above.
But even then the governing party in these three cases took more than 17 percent higher share of seats than its vote share.
1971 difference was 19 percent
1989 difference was 27 percent
1993 difference was 17 percent.
Record difference occurring since 1959
1963 when Social Credit took astounding 40 percent higher share of seats than its vote share.
So if people of New York City in 1936 felt they shoud reform its election system, then people of Alberta should feel that way too!
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