Ripperoflips
Active Member
I'm having a hard time understanding why were going through this process and the need for it, and this isn't the first time were doing it. The great thing about FPTP is, when the populous tires of the government that is in power the populous will tell that government in an election their time is over. Generally governments are voted out not in. I personally think that is a good thing and fear that with PR that option will be gone. Just a little history how FPTP works fairly, in 1991 the NDP won the provincial election with 41% of the popular vote due in part to a scandal plagued S.C. (social credit) government that only got 25% of the popular vote and the Lib. got 33%. The system worked. But then in 1996 the NDP popularity waned and had 39% of the popular vote but won 39 seats to the Libs 33 seats but 42% of the popular vote, so stayed in power, but after their fudget budget scandal they were given the boot in the 2001 election and won only 2 seats ( this the government that Horgan was so proud of) they got only 22% of the popular vote to the Libs 58% and 77 seats, a government was VOTED out not in! The system works! It just seems like a huge waste of money to me. If it's not broke no need to fix it.