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Bill: Electoral Act
Details
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: June 2036
Description[?]:
| An Act to improve the electoral system of Luthori, and make it more representative of the people. |
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:
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Proposed: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 100
Current: missing
Proposed: 600
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Electoral Act |
| Message | President James Maxton (NDLP): Honourable Members of Parliament, I introduce this Bill to this Parliament because I feel that the current system is less representative to the people than the one presented in this Bill. It is common knowledge that the more people a representative has to represent, the less voice the people of the nation have in making their voices heard. By increasing the number of seats, we shall ensure that in our country, people shall be heard. Article 1 is also needed, because a democracy which tries to hide behind advantages to smaller regions is no democracy at all - such a system can easily be warped by an oppressive elite. As for the so-called "tyranny of the majority" that people who advocate the current kind of method talk about, I say that is little more than a fantasy. In all countries blessed with democracy, we have seen the freedoms of people, including minorities, increase, not decrease due to the effects of being able to make your voice heard. If we want a truly equal society - one citizen, one vote, Article 1 is important to us. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Electoral Act |
| Message | Although we agree with the first article, the second article is going way too far. We do not need 600 seats. 250 seats would be far better than 600, due to the fact that having over 600 campaigns at once will overload our system and confuse the people of our country. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the Electoral Act |
| Message | i agree. 600 people representing 5 regions? the first part i ahve no problem with, but having 120 seperate elections in each region is unnecessary. lower it to 200 (40 per region) |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Electoral Act |
| Message | Alan Sharkey: We are forgetting that those regions contain large numbers of people. 600 people representing over 60 million people is not that unfeasible. I think, also, the Members of the other parties are slightly confused as to election campaigns. It is one campaign, for 600 seats that would be occuring, not hundreds of different campaigns for hundreds of seats. Each party provides its message and is decided by the public which they wish to vote for. As long as each party has a clear plan, then there is no reason 600 seats can confuse people. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the Electoral Act |
| Message | at least let's compromise. 320 seats? that's 80 delegates from each region, enough to effectively represent a diverse population, but not enough to completely swamp the voting booths with candidates. If regions are large enough to warrant more candidates, perhaps it would be best to create more regions. does the game even allow that yet? |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Electoral Act |
| Message | I don't know. I suppose it's feasible to create more regions. But more regions doesn't change the number of candidates, only where they stand. And I'm basing numbers off real world examples, such as Great Britain - around 60 million people, over 650 seats, France - about 60 million, about 570 seats, and Italy - again about 60 million, and about 630 seats. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the Electoral Act |
| Message | I was not aware of those statistics. I support the first article of the bill, and no longer have an opinion on the second. If it comes to a vote, i will vote yes |
| Date | not recorded | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Electoral Act |
| Message | But, if youhaven't noticed, NDLP, the more seats you have the more confusing the voting becomes. I still think that 320 seats would be the best option. |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Electoral Act |
| Message | Sandra Desjardines: I disagree. I see no reason why more seats would lead to a more confusing voting system. The voting system is what is important, to note that is is clear and easily understandable. The seats are just the represenatatives. They have no bearing in the voting system. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Electoral Act |
| Message | What about the average voter, hmmmm? They'll have to vote for over 100 people each election. That is hard and confusing. Do you think Joe the Fish Monger wants to sign 100 ballots when he could be making money in his already poverty-striken life? I do not think so. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 26 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 14 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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