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Submission LAMARE-0852 (Online)

Submission By Sally & Barry Lamare
AddressNew Denver, BC,
Organization
Date20040714
CategoryElectoral system change
Abstract
I urge the Citizens’ Assembly to recommend an MMP system for BC. This system would result in better political representation, allowing smaller parties to have seats in the legislature. It would also increase voter turn-out. [1 page]

Submission Content
My husband and I are writing to express our support for electoral reform in British Columbia. We believe the current single member plurality system is causing a breakdown in democracy, resulting in extremely low voter turn-out, especially among youth. The current system discourages people from voting because people feel their votes are wasted. Alternatively, people will vote for the lesser-of-two-evils, rather than the person or party they feel most closely represents their views.

We urge the Citizens’ Assembly to recommend a Mixed Member Proportional [MMP] system for British Columbia. This system would result in better political representation of the citizens of BC, allowing smaller parties to have seats in the legislature. It would increase voter turn-out because people would feel their votes count and their views are represented. 

Thank you very much for your work to ensure that British Columbians will have a better electoral system in the future.

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