I would just like to express my opinion on electoral reform in
British Columbia.
Changing our current system to a mixed system with proportional
representation and first past the post [MMP]would create a more
economically stable province. In British Columbia we have seen flip
flopping between governments that are focused on unions and labour
(NDP) and governments that are focused on the economy, especially
big business (BC Liberals and Social Credit). Business and labour
are important issues and both parties should have input into how
our province is run. However, switching the ideology of our
government every election or two creates instability within our
province. This drastic change of ideology creates waste as new
governments alter or cancel projects that were started by the
previous government
I believe that citizens should vote twice, once for the
individual representative in their riding (similar to our current
first past the post system), and once for the political party
(proportional representation). On the second vote, where they vote
for the political party, citizens should be able to select from a
list their preference for which politicians in that party they
would like to represent them. Having a system like this would
lessen voter apathy. People would no longer "vote against" a
politician or a party, but instead would feel free to vote their
conscience.
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