A handful of Burnaby residents and one person from New Westminster are presenting a petition to MP Kennedy Stewart, calling for electoral reform.
The Burnaby/New Westminster Citizens for Voting Equality, which is comprised of four Burnaby members and one New Westminster resident, has been collecting signatures on a petition calling for public consultation and proportional representation, a system where the House of Commons seats are distributed in accordance to the popular vote.
"The general idea is people get what they vote for," said group spokesperson and Burnaby resident David Huntley.
Proponents of proportional representation argue that the system is more democratic than the first-past-the-post model currently in use.
"The government has 39 per cent of the vote, but they have 100 per cent of the power. This is typical of the first-past-the-post system," Huntley added.
In all, the group collected approximately 120 signatures. Huntley plans on presenting the petition to Stewart on Saturday, June 15.
The petition is part of a larger campaign, spearheaded by Fair Vote Canada. For more information, go to www.fairvote.ca.
