A reminder of how undemocratic & unrepresentative First Past the Post is: We had very low turnout in #BCElxn2020: 52% voted.
NDP got 45% of the votes of that 52% who voted. So with the support of 26% of registered voters, Horgan gets a "landslide" majority. #bcpoli And...
NDP got 45% of the votes of that 52% who voted. So with the support of 26% of registered voters, Horgan gets a "landslide" majority. #bcpoli And...
..Here's the comparison by Fair Vote Canada showing how people voted vs how many seats were won: fairvote.ca/2020/10/25/bc-… #bcpoli #BCelxn2020 
..And one final note: voter turnout is lower in jurisdictions with First Past the Post because so many know their votes don't count. These "safe ridings" don't exist under Pro Rep. I live in the safest riding in BC; many here didn't bother to vote. fairvote.ca/factcheckvoter…
PS it will be really ironic if the BC NDP blame low voter turnout on the pandemic, given that they are the ones who forced a pandemic vote on an unwilling province. But I'm waiting for it.
Here's a good animated graphic from @FairVoteToronto on the way First Past the post skewed #BCelxn2020 results. #bcpoli
https://twitter.com/FairVoteToronto/status/1320827301249122309
@FairVoteToronto Something @DavidWa59907969 said sparked this thread so thanks
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