After spending many weeks gathering signatures for the Pro Rep
Initiative in BC, and having researched rather thoroughly the
various options available to British Columbians, I should like to
offer this; that the Citizen's Assembly consider very carefully the
advantages of a Mixed Member Proportional [MMP] system
of electing MLAs. MMP brings fairness and balance to the electoral
system via the number of seats obtained being relative to the
percentage of the vote garnered. The already well established
examples of such a system functioning in other parts of the world
point out to us that we do not have endure the growing pains
associated with a new, and untried venture, or one that is not as
well known as MMP. As well, MMP allows for two members per
constituency, thus permitting the potential for vastly improved
representation of the citizens by more than one representative.
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