Why is proportional representation better for electing a representative board than common winner-take-all elections?
A. Proportional representation refers to voting systems in which groups of voters win representation in proportion to their numbers. For example, 10% of the voters will elect approximately 10% of the seats, 20% of voters will elect 20% of the seats, and so forth. The majority wins a majority, but not all of the seats, while minority viewpoints also win their fair share of the seats. The Choice Voting form of proportional representation is a system in which voters rank candidates in order of choice. The method of tallying votes is designed to facilitate each voter having someone elected to the board that is acceptable to him/her. Under winner-take-all voting systems the majority has the potential to elect every single seat on the board, which leaves minority viewpoints unrepresented. Instead of one dominant group of voters choosing all 18 Listener-Delegates, and all smaller losing groups having no representation, with Proportional Representation, eighteen sub-constituencies of around 6%
