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Submission DUNCAN-1345 (Online)

Submission ByDr Graeme Duncan
AddressVancouver, BC, Canada
Organization
Date20040813
CategoryElectoral system change
Abstract
Support for Adriane Carr's position on MMP (quotation). [1 page]

Submission Content
The system badly needs changed. I have just reviewed your web site and found Adrienne Carr's position the most well thought out. Clearly those submitting support MMP, as I do.

To quote Carr's summary (http://greenparty.bc.ca/news/2004/06/78.php):

"Change BC's voting system.

So far, 98 percent of the submissions to your assembly are calling for change. Honour the will of these good citizens and recommend the system that most of them prefer.

Choose a Mixed Member Proportional Representation (MMP) voting system, combining list-PR with local constituency representation. This system is most faithful and fair in translating the will of voters into election outcomes and the make-up of the legislative assembly, which is the fundamental goal of a democratic voting system. MMP is also the choice most widely supported by citizens in your public input process. It gives voters more effective representation than any other voting system - retaining local representation and providing representation for "constituencies of interest" so that every voter, in every part of BC, is represented by the election of some MLAs to whom they can turn for help and to whom they feel akin as their politically aligned advocates. MMP leaves out the fewest voters. It gives us the greatest chance to get effective government and effective opposition over the long-term."

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