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Julien Lamarche
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An unrepresented vote is a vote that will not be represented in the legislature because it did not go to the winning candidate.


Hello,

My name is Julien Lamarche(@cyclingzealot). I am a volunteer for Fair Vote Canada(@FairVoteCanada), an organization that does public education and lobbying to change the voting system so that more votes count.

Below is a compilation of the numbers taken from the Québec 2022 live election results.

It sorts ridings by percentage of unrepresented votes. An unrepresented vote is a vote that will not be represented in the legislature because it did not go to the winning candidate. At the bottom you will also see unrepresented votes by party.



Winner-take-all :

Winner-take-all systems (both first past the post and preferential ballot - ie Alternative Vote) have a high rate of wasted or unrepresented votes. But most democracies have moved on to some form of proportional voting system which greatly diminish the lack of representation (to about 5% of unrepresented votes). A proportional voting system also eliminates false government majorities.



If you wish to help :
  • Go Sign the Declaration of Voters Rights
  • Share:
  • Donate to Fair Vote Canada
  • Retweet relevant @cyclingzealot, #wastedvotes tweets during the election
  • After the election, follow and retweet @FairVoteCanada and #fairvote
More information is available on the website of Fair Vote Canada





The numbers

Data from indvidual ridings used in this compilation may be from 0 to 30 minutes late.
Riding nameUnrepresented votes %Unrepresented votes
Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne 55.50 % 9850
Québec 55.50 % 9850




Unrepresented votes by party:

Party initialsEffective votesWasted votesTotal votesWasted votes %Seats per 1000 votes
P.L.Q./Q.L.P. 0 5139 5139 100.00 % 0.0
P.Q. 0 2025 2025 100.00 % 0.0
C.A.Q.-E.F.L. 0 1661 1661 100.00 % 0.0
P.C.Q-E.E.D. 0 478 478 100.00 % 0.0
P.V.Q./G.P.Q. 0 251 251 100.00 % 0.0
P.C.Q./C.P.Q 0 113 113 100.00 % 0.0
C.Q. 0 67 67 100.00 % 0.0
Ind. 0 47 47 100.00 % 0.0
D.D. 0 39 39 100.00 % 0.0
P.A.P.E. 0 30 30 100.00 % 0.0
Q.S. 7897 7897 0.00 % 0.1

Results compiled on 2023-06-02 12:03:32 PDT. Data used for individual ridings may be from 0 to 30 minutes late.

Code available on Github. If you add "?format=csv" you will get the votes for each party in every riding in tabular format.

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