Current Events > Justin Trudeau says he wants Electoral Reform but NOT PROPORTIONAL VOTING!!

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Justin Trudeau has maintained that he wants electoral reform but he DOESN'T support proportional representation and if re-elected tomorrow wants to propose Ranked Choice voting instead because proportional representation gives weight to smaller parties that may be fringe parties and disrupt the democratic process.

He promised in 2015 that he would eliminate the first past the post method of which he didn't do as promised in his platform as all parties couldn't agree on how to change voting.

Under a ranked choice ballot, which is also used in some american states such as Maryland and Massachusetts, electors would mark their first, second and subsequent choices. If no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, the contender with the fewest votes get dropped and their supporters second choices are then counted until one emerges as a majority.

NDP prefer a mixed member proportional representaiton where voters make 2 choices on a ballot. one candidate to represent them locally and one for a party, similar to that of the United States voting.

The Greens however want proportional representation to be inclusive of all parties that get votes

While the Conservatives want to stick to the status quo and remain the first past the post voting.

British Columbia was asked on electoral reform by proportional representation and voted overwhelmingly against it by 61 to 39%

Which do you like?

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