After taking a political science class two years ago on
political systems (which included electoral systems) of several
different countries around the world, I began to see the flaws in
our current system and realize that there are alternatives. As the
Federal election approaches the flaws in the current first past the
post electoral system are more apparent then ever. I find it
disheartening to hear many people say "I would vote for _____ if
they had a chance, but instead I'm going to vote strategically."
Which usually means they will vote for one of the two major
parties. To me democracy is about giving the citizens a voice and
our current electoral system only allows for two voices and
opinions to be heard (currently it seems that only the Liberals
have a voice). This is not representative of the people in our
province and their varying viewpoints. No wonder voter turnout is
so low.
I am in favour of a mixed proportional [MMP] system that will
allow for wider representation of the citizens in parliament.
Thank you for your time and consideration, I look forward to
finding out what you recommend.
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