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Citizens' Assembly votes overwhelmingly for new system: MMP

 
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:01 pm    Post subject: Citizens' Assembly votes overwhelmingly for new system: MMP Reply with quote
"After months of learning, consulting and deliberating, the province’s first Citizens’ Assembly decided to recommend a new electoral system for Ontario: Mixed Member Proportional."

For more info:

http://www.citizensassembly.gov.on.ca/en-CA/home%20page.aspx

What do you think? The right decision? With 60% of voters in 60% of provincial ridings having to vote in favour in the referendum, how do you rate the chances of the recommendation passing?
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It probably should have been higher then 3% threshold as its conceivable some one issue whack job party could get that some day. I'd have rather seen the ridings expanded so there wasn't as big an increase in the numbers too.

But I really don't think there is any chance of meeting 60%. The north and rural ridings currently over represented by population will be heavily against I'd guess. Not in the interest of the two main parties. The old folk tend to be largely resistant to such change. I predict a BC repeat
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