That caracteristic is one of SPPA too. > > De: Adam Tarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/08/30 mar. PM 03:54:14 GMT-04:00 > À: election-methods-electorama.com@electorama.com > Objet: [EM] simple MMP-ish idea - works with plurality voting in > single-winner districts > > Just a random thought I had the other day for a PR system that would work > using only single-winner districts. > > Every candidate has the option of declaring a party affiliation. If a > candidate does not declare a party affiliation, then they are a "party of > one" for the purposes of the algorithm. > > After the election is completed in all N districts, the votes cast for each > party in all districts are totalled. Seats are then allocated to each > "party" using a typical aportionment scheme (webster's method, for > instance). > > The winners of the election are found by maximizing the number of voters who > voted for the winning candidates, with the constraints that: > > 1) Each "party" gets their appropriate number of seats > 2) Each district elects exactly one candidate. > > This will produce some strange results in certain cases. For instance, if > the Greens poll at some consistent low percentage all around a state, then > they might elect one candidate from a district somewhere, even though that > candidate finished a distant third in the election in that district. But > that district does get local representation, and proportionality across the > state is preserved. > > In the case where there are only two parties, then it's easy to see what the > result will be. Imagine party A gets 55% of the vote in a 20-seat > legislature, while party B gets 45% of the vote. Then the 11 party A > candidates who polled highest will be elected, and the other 9 districts > will be won by party B. This would be true even if the party A candidate won > 75% of the districts due to Gerrymandering. > > I don't claim that this is a great, or even an especially good PR method. > But it has the distinction that it works using simple plurality voting in > single-member districts. > > -Adam > >
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