Tim asked: > How would MMP be done, anyway - especially > with uneven constituencies?
MMP (at least in the form that I know it) would require single-member consitutuencies, which rules it in many university settings. I mentioned it previously only because it is the most widely suggested alternative to STV, at least for public elections. Bob Richard Publications Director Californians for Electoral Reform http://www.cfer.org P.O. Box 235 Kentfield, CA 94914-0235 (415) 256-9393 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tim Hull Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 10:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [EM] PR in student government... It's not a strict Borda count (ranking all candidates) per se - it's a point system where your first place vote is worth n votes, second n-1, and so on, n being the number of open seats. What is being elected are representative seats for student government divided proportionally by school/college. and divided between two yearly elections (fall and spring) . The college of Literature, Science, and Arts (LSA) is the largest, receiving 19 seats (9 in one election, 10 in another). Other schools have anywhere from 7 seats (4 in one election, 3 in the other) to 1 seat (assigned to one election or the other). Overall, most of the seats (and the ones that really matter) are elected in the multi-seat constituencies. Approval and range wouldn't work any better than our existing system, as they aren't proportional (i.e. one slate can sweep seats easily). It does seem like STV is best - however, it does seem harder to explain than the existing system. How would MMP be done, anyway - especially with uneven constituencies? Tim ---- election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
