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Submission MCGILLIVRAY-1426 (Online)

Submission By Brett McGillivray
AddressRoberts Creek, BC,
Organization
Date20040827
CategoryElectoral system change
Abstract
I am in favour of an MMP system to make the legislature better reflect the actual votes cast.  It would include approximately 2/3 local constituency candidates, & 1/3 party list candidates to make up the percentage of vote received. [1 page]

Submission Content
I would like to see a system of proportional representation to make the legislature better reflect the actual votes cast.  I believe that the first- past-the-post electoral system leads to extremes in the way the province is governed depending on whether the left wing party gets the majority of seats or the right wing party does when the number of seats they get is not synonymous with the percentage of the vote they got.

A proportional system would ensure a more effective opposition.  It would also give a voice to those who feel that their vote is wasted if they did not vote for one of the two leading parties (Liberals or NDP).

I am in favour of a Mixed Member Proportional Representation [MMP] system that would include approximately 2/3 local constituency candidates, and 1/3 party list candidates to make up the percentage of vote received.

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