Most Votes Don’t Matter.

In a healthy democracy, this would be a scandal.
In Canada, astonishingly, most politicians prefer it this way.

When half our votes don’t affect who’s elected, politicians largely ignore those voters, and that has poor consequences for all of us. But imagine instead if we all actually had strong and equal voices in our legislatures — how much richer, more robust and responsive could our democracy be?

The good news is we have lots of examples to choose from — virtually all the European Union countries already use more fair and inclusive ways of voting. We simply have to pick one that suits our culture and geography and tailor it for use here in BC.

The main obstacle is that those with power to fix the problem don’t really want to — after all, they won under our current system, and if we vote differently, they might need to share power in ways they haven’t had to before, or perhaps even risk not getting re-elected, which they’re reluctant to do.

Read on to learn more about why we should change how we vote, what the best options for better voting are, and how you can help bring that change about.