There has been so many politics related posts on Always Standing lately, and this one isn't even related to Canada. It is about the referendum in the UK to move from the "first-past-the-post" (FPTP or plurality) electoral system and replace it with the "alternative vote" (AV) electoral system. The referendum was held this past week and it didn't pass so they are staying with FPTP.
Now I barely understanding either systems, though at one point I had a pretty good handle FPTP. In 2007, Ontario had a very similar referendum and I remember researching it diligently and voting. The electoral reform referendum wanted to move Ontario from the FPTP electoral system it had and instead use a "mixed member proportional representation" (MMP) system. It too did not pass and we are also still using FPTP.
Want to understand the AV system better? Not that it would make much sense to since it isn't very relevant for Canadian politics. How about watching this video for the cute cats though!!
Wow, this is also the second post on Always Standing that connected politics to cats. What are the odds?
1 comment:
"So Vote Meow"... wow the British think of everything! I think that Stephen Harper should explain all his polices with cats and graphs.
GO Distracted CAT!
Love, T
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