Karimi, Sirvan2026-05-202026-05-202019-12-12Karimi, S. (2019). The flaws of our electoral system showed up in the October election. Policy Options. https://policyoptions.irpp.org/2019/12/the-flaws-of-our-electoral-system-showed-up-in-the-october-election/https://policyoptions.irpp.org/2019/12/the-flaws-of-our-electoral-system-showed-up-in-the-october-election/https://hdl.handle.net/10315/43730This article was published as Karimi, S. (2019). The flaws of our electoral system showed up in the October election. Policy Options. https://policyoptions.irpp.org/2019/12/the-flaws-of-our-electoral-system-showed-up-in-the-october-election/ under a Creative Commons Attribution/No Derivatives license.There’s a strong case for replacing our first-past-the-post system with proportional representation, which is fairer and more democratic.enDemocracyPoliticsArticle