Post by Admin on Oct 16, 2017 8:27:17 GMT
Single Transferable Vote - PR
What gives STV its Party-Proportionality is its reliance on the Ranked Ballot. Most STV supporters believe it is its use of multi-member riding that is the key to Party-Proportionality. STV requires both the Ranked Ballot plus multi-member Ridings that produces Party-Proportionality. However, the Ranked Ballot (IRV) on its own produces Electorate-Proportionality, adding multi-member Ridings produces Party-Proportionality. The Ranked Ballot on its own (IRV) results in some form of Proportionality, multi-member Ridings on its own does not result in any form of Proportionality. Prior to the 1980s and under FPTP we had multi-member ridings with no Proportionality of any kind.
The 2 main countries that have history with STV are Ireland (since 1920) and Australia (Senate elected with STV since 1948). Over the decades the Parties in Ireland have tried to get rid of STV but have failed as the Irish Electorate demand STV. Australia on the other hand has and continues to have problems with their STV system. We can learn a lot from both of these experiences.
2 Provinces in Canada - Alberta and Manitoba - have both used STV from the 1920s to the 1950s, over 30 years with STV.
STV is not knew to Canada.