Another Victim Of FPTP

From the coverage of the Manitoba election:

McFadyen added that his party was the victim of a cruel numbers game under the first-past-the post election system.

"Under any other circumstance we would be happy with 45 per cent of the popular vote," he said. "Obviously we didn't get those votes in the right places.

"It's a very disappointing night for all of us."

It is too bad, the leaders of the parties only see the stupidity of FPTP after being victimized by it. When they profit, it is a wonderful system. The Manitoba NDP did not get a majority of votes and only bested the Conservatives by 1% of the popular vote, but it got twice the number of seats. This stinks and is completely undemocratic. The NDP government in Manitoba should move ahead with electoral reform. That it won't says more about the corruption of NDP by power than anything else.

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Doer's Legacy Project

Congratulations to Gary Doer and the Manitoba NDP for winning the election yesterday. There were several reporters speculating on the CBC, that Mr. Doer is looking to create a lasting legacy to mark his time in office. I would suggest that if Mr. Doer wants to do something worthwhile, he should make sure that last night's election was the last ever to be run using the first past the post electoral system. If Mr. Doer reforms the way governments are elected in Manitoba, he would leave Manitobans with the gift of democracy and Canadians with a shining example to follow.

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