Government majority, with only 38% of vote? (sigh)

12 September, 2008 (07:32) | Election Reform | By: gerrykirk

Greens and Bloc in a dead heat for popular vote, but not in seats

democraticSPACE is reporting that the polls show the Conservatives are close to a majority government early on in the campaign.

Every time I read numbers like this, I want to scream, I mean our outdated voting system is a national disgrace. Compare numbers:

NDP @ 17.5% gets 8 fewer seats than the Bloc @ 8.6%
Greens get *no* seats while the Bloc gets *38*, yet they are in a dead heat for popular vote!

Makes me want to pull my hair out. We need to highlight these disparacies when publishing stats on seats, until we can’t take it any more.

Conservatives on verge of a majority - democraticSpace.com

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