‘Where is democracy?’

Dear Editor:

Your vote is not worth the “X” you made on your ballot.

Whichever party you chose and was eventually elected count for nought if any sitting MP can cross the floor without approval of the voters who elected them. 

If a sitting MP no longer feels they can represent their constituents they should resign, seek to stand as candidate for the new party of their choice and a by-election should be called. The voters should have the final say.

I foolishly and mistakenly believed MPs are supposed to represent their constituents not their own self interest.

Where is the democracy in the present system when one person overrides the wishes of hundreds or thousands of voters who elected them?

Alan Voce,
Elora