Submission BREMMER-1022 (Online)
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Submission By | Fred Bremmer |
Address | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
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Date | 20040810 |
Category | Citizens' Assembly process, Electoral system change |
Abstract
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I can't believe the assembly has chosen STV advocates as 3 of
the 9 final presenters, even though only 4% of the BC respondants
were in favor of STV. Please choose MMP as the
referendum option. [1 page]
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Submission Content
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I can't believe the assembly has chosen STV advocates as 3 of
the 9 final presenters, even though only 4% of the BC respondants
were in favor of STV. Only 2 people (both non-experts) are being
allowed to speak for MMP, even though MMP is favored by 70% of
submitters to the asembly's website. And why are there only two
women among the final presenters?
STV counting is too complicated explain to referendum voters, it's
non-transparent, STV is not truly proportional, it leads to more
adversarial campaigns even within parties, and it results in fewer
women being elected. It's not popular in the rest of the world for
good reason, and was clearly rejected by New Zealand.
MMP is easily applied to BC elections, it's proportional, and it
results in fairer representation for everyone in BC. It's easy to
explain to referendum voters, and it's already a very popular idea
among British Columbians. MMP is the best chance to pass election
reform for BC, and it could be an excellent example of proportional
representation for the rest of Canada.
Please choose MMP as the referendum option and don't be pushed
around by a small group that wants to force through an STV
system.
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