{"id":6864,"date":"2020-10-29T17:38:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T20:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/?p=6864"},"modified":"2020-10-29T17:51:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T20:51:37","slug":"chma-talks-dave-meslin-on-how-to-make-elections-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/chma-talks-dave-meslin-on-how-to-make-elections-better\/","title":{"rendered":"CHMA Talks: Dave Meslin on how to make elections better"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dave Meslin of Unlock Democracy, illustrates the results of the 2020 New Brunswick election. Image: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“If we looked at the entire history of Canada, we’ve only ever had one of two parties in power. The whole time, we’re just switching back, red and blue\u2013for 150 years. It’s so uninspiring.”<\/p>

<\/p>Dave Meslin, Unlock Democracy<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Dave Meslin runs Unlock Democracy<\/a>, a grassroots, non-partisan, national campaign focused on democratic renewal and proportional government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He puts together analyses of Canada\u2019s elections after they happen, looking at the breakdown of how people voted versus how the seats get distributed and governments formed. But he doesn\u2019t just make bar graphs and pie charts, Dave uses Lego to get his point across.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this conversation with CHMA’s Erica Butler, Dave Meslin covers how the largest group of people in the last New Brunswick election was actually the group that didn’t vote for anyone, how a minority of New Brunswick voters ended up electing a majority government, and how things like ranked ballots could actually make our local elections more fair and diverse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hear the whole conversation right here: <\/p>\n\n\n\n