<div dir="ltr">Hello Everyone,<div><br></div><div>Hope to see folks tonight. I will contact Layla to clarify the work that we do and refer her to legal help.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Sharon</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 4:09 PM layla protopapa <<a href="mailto:lmprotop@hotmail.com">lmprotop@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<b>Inviato:</b> Monday, June 24, 2019 4:15:31 PM<br>
<b>A:</b> FVC Waterloo Region Discussion<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Thank you Bob. Will bring watermelon.
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 1:08 PM Cathy Scott <<a href="mailto:cathy.scottfree@gmail.com" target="_blank">cathy.scottfree@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks for this info, Bob.
<div>See you on Wed.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 2:31 AM Bob Jonkman <<a href="mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com" target="_blank">bjonkman@sobac.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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Hi all: It's time for another Discussion Night, since there is much to <br>
discuss.<br>
<br>
First, there's some business from Fair Vote Canada:<br>
<br>
* Report from the Fair Vote Canada Annual General Meeing held in Ottawa <br>
last weekend<br>
* overpass sign<br>
* meeting with Karina Gould<br>
* Citizen's Assembly visits to Liberal MPs. Anita (Fair Vote Canada <br>
Executive Director) has asked us to ask Bardish Chagger & Raj Saini to <br>
introduce the idea of a CA as a non-partisan, legitimate way forward for <br>
electoral reform. We need to ask for volunteers to make a friendly visit.<br>
<br>
And there's some business for the Waterloo Region Chapter:<br>
<br>
* door knocking campaign & federal election strategy<br>
* meetings with NDP & Green Party candidates in Waterloo Region<br>
* Volunteers needed to staff info tables for Kultrun (13-14 July) and <br>
Nonviolence Day In The Park (20 July); perhaps other events<br>
<br>
<br>
Finally, some discussion: There have been four by-elections in Canada in <br>
the past few months:<br>
<br>
* Three on 25 February 2019, including Burnaby South won by NDP leader <br>
Jagmeet Singh with 39% of the vote.<br>
<br>
* One on 6 May 2019 won by Green Party candidate Paul Manly with 37% of <br>
the vote.<br>
<br>
In total, there have been 21 by-elections since the general election in <br>
2015.<br>
<br>
Provincially, there were two elections:<br>
<br>
* Alberta on 16 April 2019, won by the United Conservative Party with <br>
55% of the vote and 52% of the seats (30/87).<br>
<br>
* Prince Edward Island on 23 April 2019, won by the Progressive <br>
Conservative party with 37% of the vote and 44% of the seats (12/27). <br>
This election was notable for electing eight Green members, who form the <br>
Opposition.<br>
<br>
* Newfoundland and Labrador on 16 May 2019, won by the Liberals with 44% <br>
of the vote and 50% of the seats (20/40).<br>
<br>
<br>
Internationally, there were also some elections of interest:<br>
<br>
* 17 April 2019: Indonesian general election, won by the Indonesian <br>
Democratic Party of Struggle with 19% of the vote and 22% of the seats <br>
(128/575), using an open-list, multi-member system. There is a threshold <br>
of 4% for representation. Interestingly, Indonesia has a gender quota <br>
for 30% female candidates. Wikipedia: <br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Indonesian_general_election#Electoral_system" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Indonesian_general_election#Electoral_system</a><br>
<br>
* 28 April 2019: Spanish general election, resulting in an upset of the <br>
previous Congress of Deputies. Spain has a mixture of single member <br>
ridings, and multi-member ridings with two to four members, elected with <br>
a full block vote, closed list, proportional system. The election was <br>
won by the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Worker's Party) with 29% of the vote <br>
and 35% of the seats (123/350). A total of 64 parties participated in <br>
the election. There is a threshold of 3% for representation. Electoral <br>
system details are at <br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Spanish_general_election#Overview" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Spanish_general_election#Overview</a><br>
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* 19 May 2019: Indian general election, won by the Bharatiya Janata <br>
Party with 37% of the vote and 55% of the seats (303/543). India uses a <br>
First-Past-The-Post system: <br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Indian_general_election#Electoral_system" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Indian_general_election#Electoral_system</a><br>
<br>
* 26 May 2019: Belgian general election, using a method of party-list <br>
proportional representation, won by the New Flemish Alliance with 16% of <br>
the vote and 17% of the seats (25/150). A ruling coalition has not yet <br>
been formed, with an extension to 1 July from the original date of 6 <br>
June, extended to 17 June. There is a 5% threshold for representation. <br>
Electoral system details: <br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Belgian_federal_election#Electoral_system" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Belgian_federal_election#Electoral_system</a><br>
<br>
* 26 May 2019: European Parliament election, won by the European <br>
People's Party Group with 21% of the vote and 24% of the seats <br>
(179/751). Voting systems differ in various countries, but all must use <br>
a proportional system with either Single Transferable Vote or a <br>
party-list system. Representation thresholds also vary from country to <br>
country. Wikipedia: <br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_to_the_European_Parliament#Voting_system" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_to_the_European_Parliament#Voting_system</a><br>
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* 5 June 2019: Danish general election, using a party-list proportional <br>
system, won by the Social Democrats with 26% of the votes and 27% of the <br>
seats (47/129). The ruling coalition "Red Bloc" gained a total of 49% of <br>
the vote (slightly more when including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) <br>
and 52% of the seats (93/179). There is a 2% threshold for <br>
representation. Electoral system details: <br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Danish_general_election#Electoral_system" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Danish_general_election#Electoral_system</a><br>
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<br>
If anyone has lots of spare time, it would be interesting to see the <br>
Gallagher Index for each of these elections.<br>
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<br>
*What*: Fair Vote Waterloo Discussion Night<br>
*When*: Wednesday, 26 June 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm<br>
*Where*: Community Room, Bread and Roses Co-op<br>
*Location*: 307 Queen Street South, Kitchener<br>
*Map*: <a href="https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTLMg--?m=" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">
https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTLMg--?m=</a><br>
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As always, if you're driving please park in the north lot, and place a <br>
note in your window:<br>
<br>
*Meeting in Community Room re Apt 107 from 7-9pm*<br>
<br>
North Parking Lot Map: <a href="https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTL0rw--?m=" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">
https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTL0rw--?m=</a><br>
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See you all on Wednesday!<br>
<br>
--Bob Jonkman<br>
Fair Vote Waterloo Secretary and Discussion Night Organizer<br>
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Mail to: <a href="mailto:info@fairvotewrc.ca" target="_blank">info@fairvotewrc.ca</a><br>
Phone: +1–519–279–2990<br>
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