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Proportional representation is a fairly basic political science concept and I'm a bit surprised by the remarks of some other commenters. There are a few problems with OP's proposal. 1./ at the federal level, nationwide PR is not possible without amending the constitution because of the Connecticut compromise.
Proportional representation does not necessarily mean more parties, the same way that FPTP does not necessarily imply a two party system. (See Canada and the UK for multi-party FPTP systems) Most countries with proportional representation implement a threshold , anywhere from 3% to 10% to limit the fragmentation and to exclude fringe political ...
If you want to level up to the generalized form of Proportional Representation, you have Proportional Approval Voting. This takes Approval Voting (which is the superior single-district voting method) and applies it to Proportional Representation, weighting votes by candidates allocated and crunching all possibilities.
Under proportional representation, all interest group affiliations – geographic, ideological, ethnic, economic, religious, etc. – would be treated equally within the electorate. Likely, a lower percentage of people would feel adequately represented under a ward-based system than with proportional representation.
What this sub thinks proportional representation is like vs. what it's actually like. This is the extreme example. The Netherlands doesn't have an election threshold, so your party needs less then 1% of the vote to be elected. Most PR systems have a 4-5% threshold, and consequently have fewer parties.
Proportional Representation. Proportional Representation is a family of voting systems that guarantee that a party with n% of the popular vote in an election gets n% of the seats in the legislature. This system can use a ranked ballot (see Single Transferable Vote); or involve other methods. 80% of OECD countries use Proportional Representation.
Systems of proportional representation by their very nature (like for example Germany's) allow more than two parties to gain seats, which could potentially solve the current gridlocked situation. I figure the Republicans would split up into a Christianist nationalist faction and a Libertarian faction, while the Democrats would split into a ...
Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems in which divisions in an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body.[1] If n% of the electorate support a particular political party or set of candidates as their favorite, then roughly n% of seats will be won by that party or those candidates.[2]
Plus proportional representation weakens gerrymandering severely. Also, one reason Portland is switching to proportional representation is because the minority population in Portland is too evenly distributed across the city to be represented in a single member district. Proportional representation helps to better represent the people of an area.
Proportional Representation In The USA Below are highlights from a document that describes the kind of Proportional Representation (PR) that would work well in the United States. The full PDF document, including several tables, is at: