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From: sharx335@hotmail.com
On 2019-04-09 7:43 a.m., The Doctor wrote:
> In article ,
> M I Wakefield wrote:
>> UCP 47, NDP 39, Alberta 10, Liberal 2
>>
>> https://globalnews.ca/news/5144960/ucp-ndp-ipsos-global-poll-
lberta-election-2019-post-debate/
>>
>> Of the post-debate polls, this is almost an exact match for Leger's, while
>> Mainstreet has the UCP a little higher and the AP a little lower ... Forum
>> is the only one very different numbers.
>>
>> https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/alberta/
>>
>> It looks like it's all going to come down to Calgary.
>>
> All being said, the NDP and the UCP are lying about the AP splitting the
vote.
>
> I have a nice video for you on that.
Propaganda, no doubt. In reality, it's no crime to "split" the vote.
That is an insult to anyone
not voting for a "major" party. What re REALLY need is a form of
modified PROPORTIONAL
REPRESENTATION. So, if the Alberta Party (or any other party) got, say,
10% of the provincial wide popular vite, then, damn it,
they would receive TEN PER cent of the seats in the Legislature. The
modification would be that, say, unless a party got at least
FIVE per cent of the votes, provincial wide, it would receive NO seats.
The would lessen the problem of so-called splinter parties, like
in Israel or Italy.
Of course, under such a system, it might be hard to get absolute power,
i.e. more than 50% of the seats. But is that a bad thing"
It would force more negotiation, it would lessen the chances of a
premier running amok. On the other hand, look how the BC GReen Party
is leading the BC NDP around by its nose. So, no perfect answer. BUT,
with PR, far fewer votes could be considered "wasted".
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