FPTP vs MMP

[Colin McGregor]

--- Ivan Avery Frey <ivan.frey-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> > Ivan Avery Frey wrote:
> > 
> >> One could speculate that NDP might have received
> a greater share of the
> >> party vote, because a lot of liberal votes were
> probably strategic.
> > 
> > And one can also speculate that if the Queen had
> testicles, she'd be King.
> 
> And your point is?
> 
> I'm not saying MMP is a panacea to what ails us. I
> just don't think 
> anybody can dispute that MMP is a fairer way to
> elect a legislature, 
> than FPTP. I mean come on 44.8% of the popular vote
> and over 50% of the 
> seats in the legislature!
> 
> Ivan.

Sigh, Evan, myself and several others on this list
have been disputing that claim that MMP is a "fairer"
way to elect a legislature. Questions:

- Is having MPPs that are NOT answerable to any
identifiable electorate fairer?

- If having several special interest parties that have
as little as say 2% of the vote able to dictate
against the wish of the vast majority of Ontarians
fairer?

In other words FPTP while imperfect is far fairer than
the proposed MMP.

Colin McGregor

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