How this election might play out overall
Explore how different ways of voting might affect the results.
How we vote now:
FPTP
A different way:How we vote now:FPTP
A different way:
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What to notice
FPTP — First-Past-The-Post. One vote, one winner per riding. Today's Canadian baseline.
Turns 55% of the vote into 72% of the seats, a bonus of about 18 points. The Alberta Party takes nearly a tenth of the vote and no seats at all.
STV — Single Transferable Vote. Rank candidates in a multi-member district. Multiple winners.
Seats are won candidate by candidate inside each multi-member district, and the totals still land near vote share: the ABUCP takes 62% of the seats on 55% of the vote. Enough Alberta Party support gathers in one district to reach a quota, which it never does under First-Past-The-Post. The ABUCP still wins a majority of the seats.
| seats won | vote share | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ABUCP | 63(72%) | 55% | |
| ABNDP | 24(28%) | 33% | |
| ABAP | 0(0%) | 9% | |
| OTH | 0(0%) | 2% | |
| ABLIB | 0(0%) | 1% |
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| seats won | vote share | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ABUCP | 54(62%) | 55% | |
| ABNDP | 31(36%) | 33% | |
| ABAP | 2(2%) | 9% | |
| OTH | 0(0%) | 2% | |
| ABLIB | 0(0%) | 1% |
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