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Submission SCOTT-0516 (Online)

Submission By Ken Scott
AddressVictoria, BC,
Organization
Date20040528
CategoryDemocratic elections
Abstract
I would like to request that any change to our system of electing our representatives does not mean that the leaders of small special interest parties will automatically get elected. This is the unfortunate result of PR systems. [1 page]

Submission Content
   1.  I would like to request that any change to our system of electing our representatives does not mean that the leaders of small special interest parties will automatically get elected. This is the unfortunate result of proportional representation systems. A few people spread across the province could have enough votes to elect one person and that one person would be the party leader. This idea of combining votes for a party, rather than a person means someone could stay in party headquarters and run their campaign and not represent any area, but automatically choose themselves as the party representative.
 
   2.  Also proportional representation will encourage political parties based on race and religion. Do I want someone to represent me as a citizen of Victoria or some one to represent me as a white, Anglo-Saxon, Anglican male? Do I want representation to be based on race and religion? No.
 
   3.  I would also like to suggest that any form of proportional representation should require that a party should get at least five percent of the vote to be considered at all.

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