Submission HOLT-0527 (Online)
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Submission By | Richard Holt |
Address | Vancouver, BC, |
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Date | 20040531 |
Category | Citizens' Assembly process, Electoral system change |
Abstract
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I believe the MMP system will best serve the people of BC. Some
sort of proportional representation is absolutely required. The
other key is to keep the system and the voting process simple and
easy to understand. [1 page]
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Submission Content
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I fully support the process that the Citizen's Assembly is
undertaking. I believe that electoral reform is vital to ensuring
that our system of government serves the people, rather than
handing political parties free and undeserved reign of the
province.
The way our system works now, voters are often forced to vote
strategically by voting for a party that has the best chance of
defeating the voter's least favoured candidate. This is
fundamentally wrong -- voters should feel free to vote for the
candidates that they feel will best represent their interests, and
they should be rewarded with some sort of representation in
Victoria.
The 2001 BC election proved how undemocratic our system is. I
believe the process that you are undertaking will revitalize our
democracy, increase voter turnout and hold governments to be more
accountable.
I hope that our federal electoral system will go through the same
process. This should be the biggest single issue in the current
federal election campaign, however I do not hear it being discussed
at all. Although it was touched on briefly in the broadcast of the
National on CBC tonight, I think that the Citizens' Assembly needs
to get more of the media's attention to hightlight the cause.
(Exactly how - I do not know).
I believe the MMP system will best serve the people of BC. Some
sort of proportional representation is absolutely required. The
other key is to keep the system and the voting process simple and
easy to understand.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
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