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Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby
Yeah, sure it does.
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It may not always happen but it really should. MLA's are elected to represent their constituency . I have spoken with more than one candidate about this and grilled one quite a bit during his application process. He is a religious person and I was concerned that he would let his personal views get in the way of what is best. He has assured us that he will represent the constituency ahead of his church or personal beliefs.
This is also part of why a recall process is so important for candidates. If a candidate is elected on promises and then takes an about face the voters should have the ability to demand a recall.
It may not be perfect but I think it will work. I think that free votes would be more relevant for things that the party supports that would be bad/negative for the riding. As an example, I believe the federal NDP allowed free votes on the gun registry because some rural areas were strongly in favour while some urban ridings were opposed.