Is proportional representation constitutional?
Favouring political parties by setting aside a third of the seats for party members may well infringe other citizens' right to be 'qualified for membership' in the legislature.
On Oct. 10, 2007, Ontarians will vote in both a general election and a referendum. The referendum will ask them to choose between the existing First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) electoral system, in which the candidate with the most votes in a riding is declared elected, and a Mixed-Member-Proportional (...
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