[EM] PR for USA or UK

[Kristofer Munsterhjelm]

Kathy Dopp wrote:
>>   1. Re: PR for USA or UK (Jameson Quinn)
>>   2. Re: PR for USA or UK (Andy Jennings)
>>
> 
> I disagree with the idea of a unicameral body  - although the
> proportional system described by Andy is intriguing.
> 
> I believe that the best solution is bicameral - with one house elected
> by geographic districts (one or more members per district), and the
> other house elected via a PR method such as party list either from
> nationwide candidates.  This guarantees representation both on a local
> level and for smaller political party groups that might not be able to
> win any local seats but may represent a substantial number of persons
> nationwide.

Maybe you'd like some form of MMP. This is a class of systems where one 
uses some form of local method, then balances party disproportionality 
by wider party list. The most well known one has the local method be 
Plurality, but Schulze has suggested a variant based on STV (or Schulze 
STV).