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	What is wrong with our electoral system? 1) Often, yOUR VOTE does not COUNT in a MEANINGFUL WAY? 2) The outcome of elected representatives does not reflect the popular vote of the electors? 3) Other?


	NOTE: Currently, a more focused Yukon section is under construction.


	RESULTS OF CANADA’S 2008 ELECTION COMPARISON of RESULTS Using Canada’s Present FPTP Electoral System To Using This Proposed Combination Electoral System Total seats in the Calgary Area is Eight

2008 Election
CALGARY
Political Party		B. Que.	Conserv.	Green P.	Liberal	N.D.Party

Popular Vote of Area		0.00%	63.87%	10.94%	14.02%	8.91%
		Value of 1 Seat		12.50%	48,544	votes

UNDER CANADA'S PRESENT FPTP ELECTORAL SYSTEM

FPTP seats in the Area:	8	0	8	0	0	0
		0.00%	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Effective voters
in the area out of:
388,352	*voters*	-	248,029	-	-	-

*TOTAL Effective voters:*						248,029
					63.87%	of *voters*

UNDER THE PROPOSED ELECTORAL SYSTEM

Political Party		B. Que.	Conserv.	Green P.	Liberal	N.D.Party

PrPP seats in the Area:	8	0	5	1	1	1
		0.00%	62.50%	12.50%	12.50%	12.50%
Effective voters
in the area out of:
388,352	voters	-	242,720	42,504	48,544	34,588

TOTAL Effective voters:						368,356
					94.85%	of voters

NOTE: In Calgary, the Conservative party is over represented. In other areas of Canada like large cities, where the Conservative party is under represented, the Conservative party would gain seats. That same fairness and more effective representation would occur for all political parties.

Using this proposed electoral system would make minority governments almost certain. Rt. Honourable Lester Pearson never had a majority government and functioned more effectively and inclusively for the overall good of Canadians. At this time, the focus is on the individual.

Because of the easiness of a majority under our present electoral system, the system motivation is for the power of the party leader in hope of a majority government instead of collaborative involvement of the best MPs elected for good governance.

Many Yukoners, through their MLAs, could help replace our present electoral system with this new combination system presently called, “Paired-riding Preferential/Proportional (PrPP) for a far more representative democracy. If you want to help this change happen, ask your MLA to take a close look
at this system and report back to you their thoughts on the feasibility of this proposed PrPP system. If
enough of us call our MLA for a report on the system, our MLAs could have reason to respond.


	To see HOW this system would work, and its similarities to to our present system, start with Voting and proceed with ‘next’.

OTHER COMPARISONS OF RESULTS

To see Yukon Territorial results, Yukon or Some Other Canadian Results


	MAKE BETTER USE OF YOUR OFTEN UNUSED POWER!


	NOTE: This website continues to undergo change in its development. Please bear with us. When applied to the 2006 and 2008 election results, this system increased the average number of voters who could point to an MP that their vote helped to elect from barely 50% to more than 90% using this proposed system (and all Members of Parliament would be elected in the election). This system is preferential, so second and third choices would increase that number of effective voters. Yukon’s Legislature would require no additional seats. Only Canada’s Parliament would require one additional seat to give this increase in effectiveness to all voters in Canada, including Canada’s northern territories.


	By David Brekke, B.Ed., M.Ed. Former Federal Returning Officer (R.O.)and Member of Elections Canada Returning Officers Advisory Committee (ROAC)* Very Concerned Canadian Citizen with an any-party position * The purpose of Elections Canada forming that advisory committee was for R.O. feedback on proposals to increase voter turnout. A more experienced RO said, “What we should be looking at is our electoral system”. As we were told, “Electoral system change is a political issue and Elections Canada is to be apolitical ”.Rightfully, I think, improving the electoral system was not part of Elections Canada¹s mandate from Parliament. At that time, it was not our business, but at this time as a free citizen, it is my business.