I support the MMP electoral system over the current system as
well as over the proposed modified STV. I feel that
when I vote for a minority party, our current system
does not allow that vote a decent chance to count for anything.
Knowing that many other people feel the same way, and knowing that
these people have often voted for their second choice party simply
so as to have a voice, I feel that our current system leads to a
somewhat skewed distribution of votes. Were we to switch to MMP (a
system that seems to be largely supported by the public, if not by
politicians) I feel that all voters would be more fairly and
accurately represented. Were we to switch to STV, I doubt that
greater fairness would emerge, and I fear that the complex
vote-counting system would leave very few people with a clear idea
of just how their government had even been chosen. I am willing to
accept larger riding sizes in order to allow for the MMP system to
be put into practise.
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