I would like you to know that I would really value an electoral
system that would respect my views in a legislative assembly even
if I am not in the majority. At present only the
majority is represented in our riding. I believe that
we need a way for all views to be counted. At this
time, I believe, that a system of proportional representation would
give me the best option to achieve this goal.
Often the person elected "wins" with only a slim majority but
the other views are forgotten once the member is elected to the
house. I know that we would have to have slightly
bigger ridings in order to give some seats to each of the parties
in a ratio that they receive general support. This
would be similar to the "at large" school trustee
system. These MLAs would not necessarily look after my
geographic area but would pay attention to the principles that they
put forward during the election and that the people who voted for
them viewed as the best alternative.
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