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What is the superior voting methodology? To whom does each alternative benefit (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm not very well-versed on all this but it seems

Edit: I don't think this is the best, its just all I'm generally familiar with

First Past The Post

Benefits the two parties in a two-party duopoly system like that of the US. Boom or bust, black or white. When the party in power pisses you off you vote their competitor even if holding your nose.

Seems like there must be a better way, maybe just not as good for those who prefer shooting fish in a barrel

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

There are versions of PR that mitigate this issue. Mixed-member PR sacrifices a little bit of precision in the proportionality, but limits the seats assigned to party lists to only some additional ones used to balance out the un-proportionality of the results. Most of the elected body is not from party lists.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You can also carry out a vote where you choose the party for the proportional vote, and then rank the members of that party. And the party assigns the seats they win to the candidates with the widest support.

That doesn’t solve the issue of people liking candidates from multiple parties though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I've not heard of that one before, but I can see the reasoning behind it. Is there a name for the system that I can look up?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I’d love to help more, but it’s been years since I studied electoral systems. I’m not even sure if there is anyone currently using that system, or if it was just a theoretical election model.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Mitigation isn't good enough.

Any member of the body not being scrutinized by the entire relevant electorate and actually elected on the ballot is not OK.