I feel BC has a voting system that is both out of date and
inadequate in serving the will of the people. For example, BC's
current government was elected on less than half of votes and yet
currently holds over 95% of minister seats. Clearly this is not a
fair representation. A change is needed.
I feel proportional voting would be a better system to represent
the people. I feel it would also encourage more people to vote
given the belief that every vote counts. When apathy rules the day
in the general populace, democracy faulters, and with it the power
and responsibility to govern ourselves. Our present voting
system I feel is a mirror of this situation.
It is why I ask the Citizens' Assembly to consider Mixed Member
Proportional Representation (MMP) voting, and at the very least
make change in that direction with reguards to our present voting
system.
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