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Submission VAN KESSEL-0879 (Online)

Submission By Hans van Kessel
AddressGabiola Island, BC,
Organization
Date20040718
CategoryElectoral system change
Abstract
I support the MMP system because it seems like the best compromise. I am concerned about the threshold percentage a party needs to win seats. We should be cautions and pick the higher percentage in the usual range -- 5%. [1 page]

Submission Content
First let me say that I think that the Assembly has done an excellent job. I have read your statements, many submissions on your website, and other articles related to your work, both pro and con. Even before your process started I was convinced that there is something fundamentally wrong with our current system. I strongly believe we need to change. Change is never an easy thing especially for people who benefit from the current system.

If I were voting today I would vote for the MMP system because it seems like the best compromise. Every system has its disadvantages and with the MMP system I would be most concerned with the threshold percentage a party needs to win seats. If we were to be more cautions at first, we should consider going with the higher percentage of the usual range, that is, 5%.

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