I am writing to express my support for electoral reform in
British Columbia. I believe the current single member plurality
system is causing a breakdown in democracy, resulting in extremely
low voter turn-out, especially among youth. The current system
discourages people from voting because people feel their votes are
wasted. Alternatively, people will vote for the
lesser-of-two-evils, rather than the person or party they feel most
closely represents their views.
I urge the Citizens’ Assembly to recommend a Mixed
Member Proportional [MMP] system for British Columbia.
This system would result in better political representation of the
citizens of BC, allowing smaller parties to have seats in the
legislature. It would increase voter turn-out because people would
feel their votes count and their views are
represented.
Thank you very much for your work to ensure that British
Columbians will have a better electoral system in the future.
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