when citizens for many reasons do not pay attention to complex social situations, do not seek or receive useful information, have limited freedom and limited time , People ignore the information that does not fit their perceptions, it is reasonable to expect them to vote? Should we encourage such citizens to vote? Is it reasonable for the resulting decision to be optimizing their utility?
FPTP with more than 2 alternatives
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Taiwan 2024
While Lai won 40.1% of the vote, the main opposition Nationalists (KMT) secured 33.5% and upstart Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) won 26.5%—both by campaigning on restarting dialogue and improving ties with Beijing. (Turnout was a robust 70%.) That means a majority of Taiwan voters disagree with the DPP’s China-skeptic approach but just couldn’t agree on the best pro-rapprochement alternative. Had a short-lived pact between the KMT and TPP not spectacularly and embarrassingly blown up in November, then the election result might have been very different.
https://time.com/6555475/taiwan-democracy-election-result-china-xi-jinping-independence/
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| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Paul Forseth | 15,693 | 32.87 | -22.38 | $65,539 | |
| New Democratic | Steve McClurg | 15,580 | 32.63 | +19.79 | $49,764 | |
| Liberal | Dave Haggard | 13,080 | 27.40 | -1.31 | $66,051 | |
| Green | Carli Travers | 2,684 | 5.62 | – | $1,886 | |
| Christian Heritage | Jack Hummelman | 700 | 1.46 | – | $15,340 | |
| Total valid votes | 47,737 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 133 | 0.28 | ||||
| Turnout | 47,870 | 63.64 | ||||
| Conservative | Notional hold | Swing | -21.1 | – | ||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Westminster%E2%80%94Coquitlam
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| All 308 seats in the House of Commons of Canada 155 seats needed for a majority |
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| Opinion polls | |||
| Turnout | 61.1% | ||
| First party | Second party | Third party | |
| Leader | Stephen Harper | Jack Layton | Michael Ignatieff |
| Party | Conservative | New Democratic | Liberal |
| 2008 | 143 seats, 37.65% | 37 seats, 18.18% | 77 seats, 26.26% |
| Seat per vote | 4.19 | 3.36 | 1.8 |
| 2011 | 166 | 103 | 34 |
| 39.62% | 30.63% | 18.91% | |
| Popular vote | 5,832,401 | 4,508,474 | 2,783,175 |
