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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