FPTP vs MMP

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 06:41:46PM -0400, Colin McGregor wrote:
> 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?

So if 3% of the population of ontario votes for a party, they still
don't deserver to have even 1 person representing that view in
government?  (2% won't do it under the proposed MPP system).  And the 1
person certainly isn't going to push the big parties around.  3% of the
population is actually a lot of people.

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

Ehm, no.  I don't think so.  Small groups have rights too.  It isn't
fair that only people who vote for large parties should have any say in
things.

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Len Sorensen
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