Ontario Election – Mixed Member Proportional
If you are a Canadian, residing in the boundaries of Ontario you are introduced to a new style of voting this time. It is called the Mixed Member Proportional system.
The traditional system that we have been using since the days of Sir John A. is now labeled First-Past-The-Post system. This system only allows voters to vote for the Candidate they would like. So sometimes voters might want to vote for the party the candidate belongs to and therefore voted for this candidate or vice versa.
Under the new Mixed member proportional system, voters can choose to vote for the party they like instead of the candidate they like.
I personally believe this is a rather fairer system to the parties, because then the seats will be divided to the members based on the percentage of votes they have instead of the possible lost of votes in any ward due to a specific stronger candidate.
So, for example, if I were to vote for a candidate in party 1, but party 2 warn, then my vote would no longer be counted in the entire election. Yet under the new system, all I have to do is pick the party and my contribution of that particular party would go straight to benefit the party I voted for in the house and won’t be lost simply because the candidate I voted for didn’t make it.
For more information please go to your big decision.ca.