Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-27 months agoYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Statesimagemessage-square339linkfedilinkarrow-up12.04Karrow-down117cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up12.02Karrow-down1imageYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United StatesDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-27 months agomessage-square339linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoFrom my understanding “winner takes it all” is on state level, so the winner gets all the votes people. I only know this from the US. “First past the post” is when there is one elected person per district and they need a relative majority which is also true in the UK. In other countries like France, you have more than one round or need an absolute majority. Still gerrymanderable but not “first past the post”.
From my understanding “winner takes it all” is on state level, so the winner gets all the votes people. I only know this from the US.
“First past the post” is when there is one elected person per district and they need a relative majority which is also true in the UK.
In other countries like France, you have more than one round or need an absolute majority. Still gerrymanderable but not “first past the post”.