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 Ontario Canada defeats MMP Proportional Representation November 02, 2007 1:33 PM

In an October 10 referendum, voters in Ontario, Canada defeated a referendum that would have allowed provincial legislators to be chosen using proportional representation rather than using the traditional single-member district plurality winner representation. The proportional representation would have been implemented using a mixed member proportional (MMP) system, with 90 members of the legislature elected from single-member districts and 39 members elected at-large from party-lists to make the representation proportional.

The measure had been proposed by a special Citizens Assembly called to investigate election reform, but was defeated by voters 37% to 63%. It was Ontario's first referendum in 83 years.

As a result, Ontario will continue with a political system dominated by 2 major parties, the Liberals and the Conservatives.

Ontario rejects electoral reform in referendum

Settling for more of the same

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 January 02, 2008 7:43 PM

This is why you shouldn't try for a really big change at once. Instant runoff voting probably would have had a better chance.  [ send green star]
 
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