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Submission PEMBROKE-1532 (Online)
Submission By	Betty Pembroke
Address	Roberts Creek, BC,
Organization
Date	20040901
Category	Electoral system change
Abstract
I favour an MMP electoral system with 53 constituency seats and 26 party list seats. Parties must run candidates in at least 50% of the constituencies to qualify for list seats, and parties must select list candidates democratically. [1 page]
Submission Content
I am very strongly in favour of a Mixed Member Proportional [MMP] electoral system including: 2/3 constituency representatives and 1/3 party lists (flexible voting) Keep 79 seats—53 constituency and 26 party list Parties must run candidates in 50% of constituency seats to qualify for party votes Parties to select list candidates democratically. I quote from a play by British dramatist, Tom Stoppard: “It’s not the voting that’s democracy, it’s the counting.” I thank you for your conscientious and excellent work. [Entered online from a scanned document]

Submission PEMBROKE-1532 (Online)