In countries where proportional representation has been introduced, it tends to reduce partisanship by promoting more collegial cross-party law-making. It helps increase voter turnout because people no longer see their votes as “wasted”. It ensures that representation from a region is not dominated by monolithic blocks of MPs from a single party; for example, 27 of 28 of MPs from Alberta and 13 of 14 from Saskatchewan are Conservative MPs, which completely distorts the diversity of perspectives of those populations. And it boosts the representation of women and of marginalized groups in Parliament due to the fact parties (of all political persuasions) tend to make sure their party lists pay attention to gender equity and demographic diversity. macleans.ca/politics/the-case-for-mixed-member-proportional-representation/
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