Reform our electoral system
Former President H.M. Ershad suggested some measures to reform our electoral system. He suggested that seats in the parliament should be allocated on the basis of the percentage of votes obtained by any party. There are both positive and negative sides of this proposal. In the last election the ruling alliance got around 47% of popular votes but obtained two thirds majority. On the other hand, the AL got around 42% of the votes but received only around 60 parliamentary seats. Under the proportionate system, the seat difference between these two would not have been that big.
I think politicians as well as political scientists should ponder over Ershad's proposal on electoral reform. In Canada, the province of British Columbia is contemplating introduction of the proportionate system to distribute parliament seats. There will be a public referendum on this issue this month.
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