Well, the election result was pretty much what I expected, no real surprise there. The referendum result was much more pleasant: resounding rejection of MMP:
At 8:15 a.m. ET Thursday, with more than 98 per cent of polls counted, the proposal had the support of 36.8 per cent of the vote. Meanwhile, 63.2 per cent of voters cast their ballots in favour of the existing first-past-the-post (FPTP) system.
Only five ridings, all of them in Toronto, showed a majority supporting MMP.
The MMP proposal required 60 per cent support to become the new electoral system. As well it had to win a majority in 64 ridings.
A citizens assembly was appointed by the previous Liberal government to study the issue. It recommended MMP to replace FPTP, which has been in place in Ontario for 215 years.
Huzzah!
Posted by Nicholas at October 11, 2007 09:14 AM
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