Submission SKANKS-0201 (Online)

I had intended to voice my support for the MMP model in use in New Zealand, but having browsed some of the other submissions, I am also very impressed by the Preferential Plus system proposed by Nick Loenen (submission 0035). [1 page]

I had intended to voice my support for the MMP model in use in New Zealand, but having browsed some of the other submissions, I am also very impressed by the Preferential Plus system proposed by Nick Loenen (submission #35). Certainly some form of proportionality is urgently needed.

Is it any wonder voter turnout is so low, when thousands like me look in vain to see their opinions reflected in the mainstream parties. I would vote Green to express my view that we must act as custodians for the land as a whole and not just the people on it -- but they are inexperienced, and it would waste a vote. I would vote NDP as a social liberal (small l) or for strategic reasons -- but despite a new leader, it is fundamentally the same party that squandered money and lied about the budget. I might even vote Liberal as a fiscal conservative -- if I thought there was a socially conscious member who was free from the shackles of his or her party.

We must reduce the ghastly polarization in BC politics, and its attendant pendulum swings. Voters must feel they have a meaningful choice to make. I am convinced that MMP would do this, and bring other worthwhile changes too. If Nick Loenen is right, though, and his Preferential Plus system would reduce internal party discipline, effectively turning the nomination process over to the voters, what a boon that would be!  (I liked that his sample ballot was easy to understand, too -- another must for any new system)

Either way, please recommend some form of proportional representation. I can't wait for December. Keep up the good work all of you.