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e-829 (Electoral system)
E-petition
Initiated by Mike Henhoeffer from Kitchener, Ontario
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
- Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada campaigned in 2015 on the promise that 2015 would be the last election decided by the first past the post electoral system;
- A new mandate letter issued to Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould has stated that the Liberals are abandoning this campaign promise; and
- In the current system, everyone's vote is not equal, citizens who vote for less popular parties, generally, do not get equal representation, the green party received 3.5% of all votes in the 2015 election, yet only have 1 seat or 0.3% of seats in the house of commons, and in contrast, the liberals received 39.5% of all votes in the 2015 election, yet only have 184 seats or 54% of seats in the house.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to follow the Federal Electoral Reform Committee's recommendation and hold a national referendum asking Canadians if they'd like to continue using the first past the post election system or implement some form of proportional representation election system to better reflect all Canadian's political interests.
- Open for signature
- February 6, 2017, at 8:09 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- June 6, 2017, at 8:09 a.m. (EDT)
