@NicelyManifest I am annoyed with the voting system.

D'Hondt is better in many ways than #FPTP, but it gives far too much power to parties and it creates #WastedVotes. This year, the wasted votes have been for Labour and the Greens, handing ~4 seats to #ReformUK.

Much better to use #STV, as in Ireland, in Northern Ireland, and in Scottish local elections. There are no wasted votes in STV.

But I like the result. #PlaidCymru will be fresh, and I like minority governments. It keeps them honest.

@Craig @bolts They should cover the recent implementation of multi-member #STV in #Portland #Oregon

4 districts, 3 members in each district, chosen via ranking. I prefer explicit PR via a ballot where you just vote for a party, like in #NewZealand , but any form of PR in the #USA is worth media attention.

#voting #proportionalRepresentation

@TheComfortableSpotPodcast Sadly the UK was never offered proportional reprentation. The #AlternativeVote offered a decade ago was in many ways worse than #FPTP.

#STV is the best system, and it was used for the university constituencies 1918—1950, but sadly not made universal.

@ApostateEnglishman

@John_Loader I'm Irish, so I'm just looking at Wales finally getting normal constituency sizes, tho with a second-rate electoral system. #STV is much better: less party control, more open to new entrants.

@christineburns