STV "Australian ballot" Wiemar republic?

I recall seeing FPTP Wiemar being mooted here, but it was rejected as too much of a stretch for or too foreign to German political culture c.1920. First past the post (which has its own flaws) might not have been plausible, but what about single transferable vote, AKA "Australian ballot" (ranked preferential voting),
could that have been a feasible compromise and if so what it might elections under it have looked like?
 
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I recall seeing FPTP Wiemar being mooted here, but it was rejected as too much of a stretch for or too foreign to German political culture c.1920. First past the post (which has its own flaws) might not have been plausible, but what about single transferable vote, AKA "Australian ballot" (ranked preferential voting),
could that have been a feasible compromise and if so what it might elections under it have looked like?

IIRC, the German Empire had FPTP, the reason Weimar went proportional was the electoral districts had become greatly unequal in population due to the war and proportional was seen as easier than redistricting.
 
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