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Bill: Fair Representation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Blobs
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2039
Description[?]:
| This bill aims to make the election process fairer to larger regions by giving them a larger representation in the parliament as befits their size. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
Current: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From |  Left Communist Party | To | Debating the Fair Representation Act |
| Message | This isn't any fairer than the current system. |
| Date | not recorded | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Fair Representation Act |
| Message | This brings it much closer to the proportion of seats per constituency being the same as the proportion of the population in them. See:http://www.takeforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2529&mforum=particracy#2529 for a comparison) |
| Date | not recorded | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Fair Representation Act |
| Message | I support it as it is fairer, however I keep in mind this has been rejected last time. We'll see after the elections :-) |
| Date | not recorded | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Fair Representation Act |
| Message | Luckily opinions change over time, cause the fairer system is not in my favor. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 139 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 62 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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