By David Brekke, B.Ed., M.Ed.
Very Concerned Canadian with an all-candidates position
Former Federal Returning Officer (R.O.)and
Member of Elections Canada Returning Officers Advisory Committee (ROAC)*
* The purpose of Elections Canada forming that temporary 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”. Initially I was shocked by the statement. We were immediately 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 Canada’s mandate from Parliament. At that time, it was not our business. As I have found out, it is a very political topic.
But at this time as a free citizen, to improve our electoral system can be and is my business and passionate concern for more representative democracy in Canada, and I am far from alone.
NOTE: This website continues to undergo change in its development. Please bear with me.
When applied to the 2006 and 2008 election results, this system greatly increased the number of effective voters in the areas studied. This system is preferential, so second and third choices would increase that number of effective voters even more. Those results for PEI and cities with four or more ridings can be seen by going to the link above.
Yukon’s Legislature would require no additional seats. Canada’s Parliament would require only one additional seat to give this increase in effectiveness to all voters in Canada, including Canada’s northern territories.
To see HOW this Yukon system would work, and its similarities to our present system, start with Voting and proceed with ‘next’.
TO SEE THE RESULTS OF THIS POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM, FOLLOW THESE LINKS
The Three Yukon Electoral Areas Results or Some Canadian Federal Electoral Area Results
HOME For MORE REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
- DO YOU WANT YOUR VOTE TO COUNT?
to download data behind Graph
Did you know that if you voted in the last election and didn’t vote for your riding’s winner, your vote had the same effect on the outcome as if you hadn’t voted? All political parties and Independents have supporters who cast votes for losing candidates and had no effect on the election outcomes!
Don’t you want your vote to count? CANADA NEEDS CHANGE!
WHY NOT START THAT CHANGE IN YUKON?
DID YOUR VOTE COUNT IN YUKON'S 2006 ELECTION?
If you remember how you voted, look further to see if your vote
would have counted using this alternative new system.
Comparison of Representation
2006 Yukon Territorial Election Result
Total Ridings 18s
An interesting letter to the editor written well before the 2011 federal election
Minority governments would be almost certain with this new combination system. Over fifty percent of the votes would be required by a political party to have a majority government, because almost all votes would count in a meaningful way. This Paired-riding Preferential Proportional system uses positive aspects of three systems including our present system. It usually would require no additional seats to greatly increase voter effectiveness.
Fitting thought from Mark Twain
“They did not know it was impossible, so they did it.”
“Ils ne savaient pas que c’etait impossible, alors ils l’ont fait.”
IF YOU, I, AND OUR NEIGHBORS ACT, CHANGE CAN HAPPEN.
More voters from all political parties could have satisfaction in their voting.
Votes Under Alternative System
Votes Under Present System
FAIR VOTE YUKON
NEXT MEETING:
Alpine Bakery, upstairs
Come and HELP CHANGE HAPPEN
Visual representation of current electoral system and possible alternative electoral system
Fair Vote
For a short, clear description description of the above Yukon System
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