Weekend Six: Election Simulations & Working Groups 

Day One – November 25, 2006

Plenary Session:

Open Forum: Feedback from Weekend Five
Open Forum (PDF, 38KB)
Weekend 5 (PDF, 36KB)
A Preliminary Weighing of Principles (PDF, 774KB)
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Plenary Session:

Simulated Election: Mixed Systems
In this plenary session, Assembly members were introduced to the simulated election they were to participate in, and were offered an overview of Mixed Systems by guest speaker Heather MacIvor.
Electoral System Simulations Part I (PDF, 165KB)
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Plenary Session:

Working Group Presentations
Assembly members heard presentations from two working groups: Political Parties, and Women and Other Under-represented Groups during this plenary session.
Political Parties (PDF, 51KB)
Women and Other Under-represented Groups (PDF, 40KB) 
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Plenary Session:

Mixed Systems: Simulated Election Results
Michael MacKenzie, one of the Assembly’s group facilitators, explained the simulated election results and discussed the counting process and formula used to determine winners.
Mixed Systems Simulated Election Results (PDF, 322KB)
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Plenary Session:

Mixed Systems: Other Variables
Dr. Rose provided Assembly members with an overview of Mixed Systems design variables not covered in the simulated election.
Design Variations in Electoral Systems (PDF, 206KB)
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Plenary Session:

Simulated Election: Single Transferable Vote
Guest speaker Heather MacIvor gave Assembly members and overview of the Single Transferable Vote system before they cast their votes in a simulated STV election.
Electoral System Simulations Part II (PDF, 44KB)
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Day Two – November 26, 2006

Plenary Session:

Single Transferable Vote: Simulated Election Results
Mark Lyons, one of the Assembly’s group facilitators, explained the simulated election results and discussed the counting process and formula used to determine winners.
STV Simulated Election Results (PDF, 220KB)
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Small Group Discussions:

Single Transferable Vote
Design Decisions in Electoral Systems (PDF, 19KB)
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Plenary Session:

Working Group Presentations
Assembly members heard presentations from two working groups: Stable and Effective Government, and Geographic Representation during this plenary session.
Geographic Representation (PDF, 32KB)
Stable Government (PDF, 37KB)
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