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Submission NENN-0308 (Online)

Submission By Krista Nenn
AddressWinlaw, BC,
Organization
Date20040506
CategoryElectoral system change
Abstract
I would like to give my support to the the New Zeland model of proportional representation [Mixed Member Proportional, MMP]. I think this is the best way to give everyone in the Province a say in how government is run. [1 page]

Submission Content
I would like to give my support to the the New Zeland model of proportional representation [Mixed Member Proportional, MMP]. I think this is the best way to give everyone in the Province a say in how government is run.

I've voted for the NDP in the past but they do not represent my values. A lot of people don't vote because they don't want to vote for the two big parties and they know that their vote for a smaller party will just be wasted because small parties will not get a seat in the legislative assembly.

Last election, I voted Green; they won 13% of the vote and not one seat. This is a real shame because a lot of people have no one representing them. I want my voice heard. I think we need a base line of 5% for a party to get a seat but I think, once this is done, so many more people will vote we will no longer have a party with 58% of the vote and 98% of the seats.

I think its important not to worry about not having a government with a majoity. Concensus governments work better because everybody has to work together. There will be no big swings to the left and right. If a government wants to pass a bill, they will have to listen to all the parties before the bill will go through. Majority governments only bring big divisions among the population its time to stop that.

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