Mixed-Member Proportional Representation Explained
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Queen Lion of the animal kingdom is looking to improve her democracy. She recently allowedcitizens to elect representatives to the Jungle Council which governs the kingdom.However, she recognizes that her citizens are not happy with the voting system. Let’swatch an election on one of the small islands of her Kingdom to see why:On this island there are three political parties: the two big ones: Kea and Tuatara, and a smallthird party, Kakapo.On election day, the citizens each cast one vote for a local candidate they want to representthe range they live in. The results are as follows:With the average across the island that Tuatara gets 49%, Kea gets 48% and Kakapo gets 3%.The election is run using First Past the Post, meaning that candidate with the most voteswins. Becaus...
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Queen Lion of the animal kingdom is looking to improve her democracy. She recently allowedcitizens to elect representatives to the Jungle Council which governs the kingdom.However, she recognizes that her citizens are not happy with the voting system. Let’swatch an election on one of the small islands of her Kingdom to see why:On this island there are three political parties: the two big ones: Kea and Tuatara, and a smallthird party, Kakapo.On election day, the citizens each cast one vote for a local candidate they want to representthe range they live in. The results are as follows:With the average across the island that Tuatara gets 49%, Kea gets 48% and Kakapo gets 3%.The election is run using First Past the Post, meaning that candidate with the most voteswins. Becaus...
