by Fairvote Canada | Oct 4, 2022 | FVC News, Uncategorised
In the 2022 Quebec election with first-past-the-the-post: CAQ won 71.2% of the seats with only 41.2% of the vote. As of this writing, only 1 of these seats is in Montreal. The Liberal Party became the Official Opposition, despite placing fourth in the popular vote....
by Fairvote Canada | Sep 28, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Italy’s right-wing coalition has just won a majority of seats―and 100% of the power―with only 44% of the vote.Over 56% of Italian voters voted for centre or left-of-centre parties, but Italy will now be led by a right-wing coalition with a far-right Prime...
by Fairvote Canada | Sep 26, 2022 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Today, the UK Labour Party voted to endorse proportional representation. Final numbers in favour are expected to be available Tuesday morning. The motion approved at the UK Labour Party convention reads: Conference resolves that: Labour must make a commitment to...
by Fairvote Canada | Sep 22, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
photo credit: https://blog.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/canary-resuscitator/ It’s time for the people to lead with a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform and Democratic Renewal Many Canadians know the phrase “canary in the coal mine”. For a...
by Fairvote Canada | Sep 14, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Canadians from all parts of the political spectrum are deeply concerned by the rise of polarization, extremism, and misinformation in Canada’s democracy. Even folks who lean to the political right acknowledge that Pierre Poilievre won the Conservative race by making...
by Fairvote Canada | Aug 25, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
MP Michael Chong’s dogged determination to wrestle power away from the Prime Minister and party leaders is a cause Canadians should rally behind. As described in the Star and in Chong’s blog, Chong is proposing three reforms:1) Having the impartial Speaker of the...
