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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
Is the weight of the rural riding votes that much heavier? Do you have stats for this, or do you just want their votes to count less because you have different priorities?
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That last part of your comment is, of course, unnecessary silly pablum on your part.
It would stand to reason that with the densification of cities, the clear demographic shift to urban living and a growing population, the current election method is becoming outdated. The problem is that every riding has a representative that represents X number of people. However, if a riding is strongly leaning in one political direction, then all the votes that matter are the ones needed to get "first past the post". The rest of them don't matter.
We need a version of proportional representation that actually makes every vote count, and the Legislature/Parliament should reflect that.