Keeping the Status Quo

One of the results coming out of the Ontario election, mirroring a similar result in BC a couple of years ago, was the defeat of an alternative electoral system. Admittedly, the alternatives seem complex and they are definitely not as simple as the "first past the post" system. However, I have trouble understanding why the electorate seems so reticent about embracing some variation of change. Just as one example, in Ontario, the Green Party won 8% of the popular vote yet won't be represented in the provincial legislature. If there was some form of proportional representation, that party would have as many as 10 seats. Much of the commentary has centered around voter confusion: their inability to understand any of the proposed alternatives. To me, the situation is this: no legislative body in Canada (whether federal or provincial) represents the will of the population as expressed by the popular vote. This is what needs to change. I don't need to fully grasp the intricacies of the new system. I just have to be happy that my vote will actually count, even if I didn't vote for the person who won the majority. If you look at the pathetic number of eligible voters who actually exercise their franchise, you might find that the "system we've inherited" is part of the reason.