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Already under-represented in the National Assembly, Quebec’s English-speaking minority may soon see its political influence in the province weakened further.

The minister responsible for electoral reform in the Legault government, Sonia LeBel, recently reiterated the governing Coalition Avenir Québec party’s pre-election commitment to propose legislation next year to change the province’s voting system.

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Jointly with the Parti Québécois and the Québec solidaire and Green parties, the CAQ agreed last May to the introduction of a form of proportional representation.

With proportional representation, a party’s share of the seats in the Assembly would match its share of the vote in the general election. So, a majority government could no longer be elected by a minority of voters.

The four-party agreement would create two classes of MNAs. In addition to riding representatives, there would be “compensatory” members to adjust each party’s final share of the seats to its share of the vote.