04-27-2022, 06:29 PM
(04-27-2022, 10:56 AM)neonjoe Wrote: Proportional representation does break down if there is an anomaly or a geographic voting block. In certain circumstances a small block voting heavily for one party can garner far more influence over the rest of the house. Ideally there would be a balance of proportional representation and geographic representation.
There had been a proposal for Quebec which would have basically lists for like 5 different regions of Quebec and seats allocated proportionally in that region. But, I don't think it can cause a bloc to be *overrepresented*; indeed, our current FPTP overrepresents Quebec for instance.