Manitoba’s Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission wants to hear your opinion about where you vote in provincial elections.
The commission is holding a public hearing tomorrow at 10 in the morning in the Lion’s Den at the Rec Complex.
Alison Mitchell Manager of Communications & Public Information with the commission explains why this change is going on.
“The Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission is something that is legislated to happen every ten years in the province to ensure effective representation for all Manitobans. There is a commission that does all the initial work and makes the proposals on how the electoral divisions should change. But public participation is a primary part of the review.”
She shares some of the issues people typically have concerns about.
“People may have voted in a particular place for a long time and have an association with a particular community and if there’s a change coming there may be a concern that that’s not going to fit with their views of their community. Or it may not reflect the way they see their area of the province. That’s why there is room for this public consultation. We do really want to get a sense from Manitobans of what’s important.”
If you want to attend the meeting, find out where the lines are suggested to be changed to and to see how the population is divided to go the commission’s website at boundariescommission.mb.ca.
