David Jones is a Green Party candidate for city council, which elects one candidate from each of five city districts. He garnered 25 percent of the vote in his district, but took no seat on the city's governing council. Why, do you theorize, this is so?

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City council seats are not subject to proportional representation, so even if a candidate receives a significant percentage of the vote in their district, they may not secure a seat on the council if they are not the top vote-getter. In this case, it is possible that another candidate in the district received more votes, or that candidates in other districts received higher vote totals overall.

David Jones Is a Green Party Candidate for City Council