[fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] Discussion Night Wed, 26 June 2019 at 7pm in Bread&Roses Community Room

[Donald Fraser]

That's the night of my sleep test (apparently I snore ... terribly) ...
sorry

On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 at 02:31, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:

> Hi all: It's time for another Discussion Night, since there is much to
> discuss.
>
> First, there's some business from Fair Vote Canada:
>
> * Report from the Fair Vote Canada Annual General Meeing held in Ottawa
> last weekend
> * overpass sign
> * meeting with Karina Gould
> * Citizen's Assembly visits to Liberal MPs. Anita (Fair Vote Canada
> Executive Director) has asked us to ask Bardish Chagger & Raj Saini to
> introduce the idea of a CA as a non-partisan, legitimate way forward for
> electoral reform.  We need to ask for volunteers to make a friendly visit.
>
> And there's some business for the Waterloo Region Chapter:
>
> * door knocking campaign & federal election strategy
> * meetings with NDP & Green Party candidates in Waterloo Region
> * Volunteers needed to staff info tables for Kultrun (13-14 July) and
> Nonviolence Day In The Park (20 July); perhaps other events
>
>
> Finally, some discussion: There have been four by-elections in Canada in
> the past few months:
>
> * Three on 25 February 2019, including Burnaby South won by NDP leader
> Jagmeet Singh with 39% of the vote.
>
> * One on 6 May 2019 won by Green Party candidate Paul Manly with 37% of
> the vote.
>
> In total, there have been 21 by-elections since the general election in
> 2015.
>
> Provincially, there were two elections:
>
> * Alberta on 16 April 2019, won by the United Conservative Party with
> 55% of the vote and 52% of the seats (30/87).
>
> * Prince Edward Island on 23 April 2019, won by the Progressive
> Conservative party with 37% of the vote and 44% of the seats (12/27).
> This election was notable for electing eight Green members, who form the
> Opposition.
>
> * Newfoundland and Labrador on 16 May 2019, won by the Liberals with 44%
> of the vote and 50% of the seats (20/40).
>
>
> Internationally, there were also some elections of interest:
>
> * 17 April 2019: Indonesian general election, won by the Indonesian
> Democratic Party of Struggle with 19% of the vote and 22% of the seats
> (128/575), using an open-list, multi-member system. There is a threshold
> of 4% for representation. Interestingly, Indonesia has a gender quota
> for 30% female candidates. Wikipedia:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Indonesian_general_election#Electoral_system
>
> * 28 April 2019: Spanish general election, resulting in an upset of the
> previous Congress of Deputies. Spain has a mixture of single member
> ridings, and multi-member ridings with two to four members, elected with
> a full block vote, closed list, proportional system. The election was
> won by the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Worker's Party) with 29% of the vote
> and 35% of the seats (123/350). A total of 64 parties participated in
> the election. There is a threshold of 3% for representation. Electoral
> system details are at
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Spanish_general_election#Overview
>
> * 19 May 2019: Indian general election, won by the Bharatiya Janata
> Party with 37% of the vote and 55% of the seats (303/543). India uses a
> First-Past-The-Post system:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Indian_general_election#Electoral_system
>
> * 26 May 2019: Belgian general election, using a method of party-list
> proportional representation, won by the New Flemish Alliance with 16% of
> the vote and 17% of the seats (25/150). A ruling coalition has not yet
> been formed, with an extension to 1 July from the original date of 6
> June, extended to 17 June. There is a 5% threshold for representation.
> Electoral system details:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Belgian_federal_election#Electoral_system
>
> * 26 May 2019: European Parliament election, won by the European
> People's Party Group with 21% of the vote and 24% of the seats
> (179/751). Voting systems differ in various countries, but all must use
> a proportional system with either Single Transferable Vote or a
> party-list system. Representation thresholds also vary from country to
> country. Wikipedia:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_to_the_European_Parliament#Voting_system
>
> * 5 June 2019: Danish general election, using a party-list proportional
> system, won by the Social Democrats with 26% of the votes and 27% of the
> seats (47/129). The ruling coalition "Red Bloc" gained a total of 49% of
> the vote (slightly more when including Greenland and the Faroe Islands)
> and 52% of the seats (93/179). There is a 2% threshold for
> representation. Electoral system details:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Danish_general_election#Electoral_system
>
>
> If anyone has lots of spare time, it would be interesting to see the
> Gallagher Index for each of these elections.
>
>
> *What*: Fair Vote Waterloo Discussion Night
> *When*: Wednesday, 26 June 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
> *Where*: Community Room, Bread and Roses Co-op
> *Location*: 307 Queen Street South, Kitchener
> *Map*: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTLMg--?m=
>
>
> As always, if you're driving please park in the north lot, and place a
> note in your window:
>
> *Meeting in Community Room re Apt 107 from 7-9pm*
>
> North Parking Lot Map: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTL0rw--?m=
>
>
> See you all on Wednesday!
>
> --Bob Jonkman
> Fair Vote Waterloo Secretary and Discussion Night Organizer
>
> Mail to: info at fairvotewrc.ca
> Phone: +1–519–279–2990
>
>
>
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