<div><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>WHAT IS YOUR ELECTORAL PERSONALITY TYPE, PEI?</strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Which of the five electoral options – DMP (dual-member proportional), FPTP (first-past-the-post), FPTP+LEADERS (first-past-the-post plus leaders), MMP (mixed-member proportional), or PV (preferential voting) – best matches <em>your</em> democratic values?</span></div> <div> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">To find out, read each statement carefully and answer "YES" if you agree and "NO" if you disagree. </span></p> </div>

WHAT IS YOUR ELECTORAL PERSONALITY TYPE, PEI?

Which of the five electoral options – DMP (dual-member proportional), FPTP (first-past-the-post), FPTP+LEADERS (first-past-the-post plus leaders), MMP (mixed-member proportional), or PV (preferential voting) – best matches your democratic values?

To find out, read each statement carefully and answer "YES" if you agree and "NO" if you disagree.

I want an electoral system for PEI that is used in other parts of Canada or the world.

YES

It is more important to me to have a district MLA who speaks up on local issues than an MLA who is focused on the province-wide picture.

YES

I want the percentage of seats a party gets in the PEI legislature to match the percentage of votes each party receives.

YES

I would like an electoral system that eliminates “false majorities” – a government that has most of the seats and all of the power with less than a majority of votes province-wide.

YES

I wish I could vote for both a candidate of my choice and a party of my choice.

YES

Everyone who sits in the Legislature should sit there because they earned a strong level of votes on a ballot.

YES

I like the idea of having two district MLAs for my community.

YES

I like the idea of choosing a candidate from a list.

YES

No one should become an MLA without their name on an election ballot.

YES

I want all MLAs to be elected as equals with similar roles and constituencies to each other.

YES

I prefer majority governments that can get things done without collaborating with other parties.

YES

I want an electoral system whose nomination processes might make it easier to consider gender balance and more diversity across the board.

YES

The way we vote in Prince Edward Island is working just fine the way it is.

YES

I think coalition governments would be a good idea for PEI because more parties’ voices would have to be heard in decision-making.

YES

I want my vote to count – to contribute to electing someone instead of going to waste.

YES

It’s important to me that the electoral system allows independent candidates to run and be elected.

YES

I want an electoral system that has a better chance of electing more women and more members from diverse groups.

YES

The way we elect MLAs in Prince Edward Island is basically fair enough.

YES

I want to see third and fourth parties represented with seats in the Legislature when they earn votes.

YES

Seats in the PEI legislature should be distributed so that a party with 40% of the popular vote gets 40% of the seats.

YES

I want every MLA to be elected with a true majority of support from their district – and never by a coin toss.

YES

I want a government that will be stable for a full four-year term.

YES

Islanders are well-served by an electoral system that lets the two main parties swap power back and forth.

YES

I want to see less negative campaigning – less running down of opponents at election time.

YES

I prefer a simple, familiar one-step ballot – marking one clear X is enough to express my wishes as a voter.

YES

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