by NotPhil

The United States has always had a tradition of single-member district, winner-take-all elections, but during the first half of the 20th century, two dozen American cities used for a time the single transferable vote (STV)--a form of proportional representation that is often called "choice voting" today. While the repeal of proportional representation is taken by opponents as evidence that this voting system failed, proponents argue that it is more accurate to conclude that this system was rejected because it worked too well.