[fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] Update on our meeting with Harold Albrecht, Party Nominations & Robocall Town Hall

[Jonny B]

Hi All,

I find it very instructive to note that every MP is actually elected by the
number of voters who voted for the second place candidate plus one.  So,
the total number of votes "wasted" (defined as votes that did not actually
elect anyone) is equal to the total votes cast minus that number.  I.E.
Wasted = total votes cast - (votes for second place person +1).  Looked at
in this manner the number of "wasted" votes is huge.

Best,
Jon

*“All for ourselves, and nothing for other people, seems, in every age of
the world, to have been the vile maxim of the masters of mankind." - Adam
Smith*

On 23 January 2015 at 07:07, Sharon Sommerville <sharonsommerville at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Good Morning FairVoting Supporters,
>
> Happy Friday, there are three things to talk about this morning: an update
> on our meeting with Harold Albrecht, party nomination meetings & Sunday's
> town hall on the Robocall crisis.
>
> Our Meeting with Harold Albrecht
> On Tuesday morning, a group of five supporters of voting reform met with
> Harold Albrecht, MP for Kitchener-Conestoga for 45 minutes.  While there
> was no conversion on the road to Ottawa, we had a courteous, straight
> forward discussion about ensuring that every vote cast is equal & effective
> in sending a representative to Ottawa.  Harold accepted our petition
> requesting electoral reform and committed to presenting it to the House of
> Commons.   The key is to keep sending the message to our elected
> representatives that equal & effective votes is an issue that matters to
> voters.  We can influence our local MP's by sending the message over &
> over.  If you can email, write, phone or visit. Many thanks to Jean
> Pellegrini-Cook, David Weber, Laurel Russwurm & Dr. Betsey Daub for the
> excellent team work during our meeting with Harold.
>
> Party Nomination Meetings
> In the lead up to the last unfair election latter this year, all the
> parties are having nomination meetings in the next 6 - 8 weeks.  Nomination
> meetings may seem dull but they are the bedrock of candidate selection. One
> of those candidates will go on to become a MP and for the ambitious
> possibly a cabinet minister, party leader or even prime minister. We want
> to send as many strong PR supporting MPs as possible to Ottawa so we
> encourage you to choose your party, become a member & support the candidate
> that will take the message of voting reform to Ottawa. Membership cut offs
> are coming up so you have to join soon to be eligible to vote at a
> nomination meeting.  Each riding association for each party has a website
> which will be the place to start to find out about the candidates and the
> nomination meeting.  Choose you party, join now & support the candidate who
> most strongly supports PR, what could be more fun!
>
> Town Hall on Robocall Crisis
> This Sunday, the Guelph FVC chapter is hosting a town hall on the Robocall
> crisis.  It promises to be an interesting event as Professor Emeritus
> Michael Keefer who is completing a book on the Robocall crisis will give
> the big picture of the crisis, Anna Budra, returning officer for Guelph
> will give an impact statement, voters who received calls will speak and
> there will be an overview of the Sona trail. The town hall is this
> Sunday,  2 - 4 pm at St. James, the Apostle Church, 86 Glasgow St. North in
> Guelph.  The poster for the town hall is attached.
>
>
> Thank you to everyone for your continued support of proportional
> representation.  Working together, 2015 will be our last unfair election.
>
> Kind regards,
> Sharon Sommerville
> for FVC-WR
>
>
>
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