[EM] multi-member district methods

[James Gilmour]

Rick wrote
> I have seen a lot of material written regarding the utility of various
> methods for single member districts, but not nearly as much regarding
> election methods for multi-member districts.
>
> Specifically I am interested in exploring improved methods for at-large
> municipal elections.  There are 3 at-large seats in my city and voters
> are allocated 3 votes in the polling booth to select among a slate of
> candidates from multiple parties.  They is a majority party in my city
> and as such the results are almost always a single party sweep of the
> at-large seats.

Surprise, surprise!!  This is what (almost) always happens in multiple-X
elections.  It is even worse than three separate single-member X-vote elections.


> Insights into methods that would make this multi-member election more
> representative would be appreciated.

STV-PR is what you want.  That will maximise voter choice: among parties; among
candidates within parties; and among whatever motivates the voters to choose one
candidate over another - could be gender, ethnic origin, locality, views on some
local issue, etc, etc.

James

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