Summary: I believe
• Yukon’s electoral system should emphasize local representation in the Legislative Assembly rather than the proportional representation of political parties.
• The Yukon should adopt a single-member majority electoral system using a ranked ballot.
• Electing MLAs by majority, rather than by plurality, would strengthen the members mandate and increase the overall legitimacy of the Legislative Assembly.
• A ranked ballot would give candidates an incentive to moderate their platform and approach in order to appeal as the second-choice candidate to supporters of other candidates or parties. This could lead to less partisan politics.
• Implementing a proportional representation system would reduce the number of electoral districts, meaning districts outside Whitehorse would be too large.
• Electoral systems offer different ways of representing people in their legislative Assembly. We should not expect an electoral system to solve all the behavioral or policy problems in our politics.
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