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The day after an election, a majority — usually six out of 10 voters — effectively find themselves with a government in Victoria they didn’t choose.

The result? The majority must live with what the minority has chosen. Not terribly representative or democratic.

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Since last May’s provincial election, public opinion polls have shown time and time again that most British Columbians think we need a new way to elect our government. That’s hardly surprising.

For more than half a century voters in B.C. have gone back and forth between parties on the left and right. Yet only one of these governments was elected with the support of over half the people.

It’s no wonder voter apathy is on the rise. Fewer and fewer people feel motivated to exercise their democratic right, staying home on election day. If the trend of the last few decades continues, we are in danger of a majority of British Columbians refusing their vote.