Is electoral reform possible now? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 days ago by TerranFenrir@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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It's very likely that the Liberals will have to work with the NDP to form government. Isn't it a no brainer for the NDP to make electoral reform a deal breaking issue?

Lack of proportional representation is what has led to their laughable 7 seats.

The liberals will find working with the bloc a lot harder than the NDP, so electoral reform seems like an acceptable deal from their end too, right?

Should we be excited for this?

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[-] villasv@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Isn’t it a no brainer for the NDP to make electoral reform a deal breaking issue?

No, because the NDP is more of a hostage to the current result than the Liberals. If another election happens in the short term, it’s more likely that the ridings they had NDP/Liberals splits will tilt towards Liberals than the opposite.

The NDP will have to be very very acquiescent in their “deal breaking issues” because of their fragile position.

And on the other hand, the Liberals are benefiting from FPTP, so that sailed ship is now approaching the horizon.