Should representatives make decisions based on their own judgments or according to the wishes of their constituents?

Should representatives make decisions based on their own judgments or according to the wishes of their constituents? The principles of democracy came from the combination of Greek words demos (the people) and kraiten (to rule), rule by the people1. This is the basis of most Western countries government systems, Canada's in particular. Canada's form of democratic government is known as a representative one. Canadian citizens elect candidates to best represent their interests. Eventually these representatives …

…elected member is at the federal, provincial or municipal government level, the representative should do their best to represent their constituencies majority needs and wants. This way the true democratic values are upheld and the majority of the constituencies wishes. Democracy. 12 September 2004 <http://www.icpd.org/democracy/> About Fair Voting. 12 September 2004 <http://www.fairvotecanada.org/fvc/AboutFairVoting> Baldwin, Douglas, et al. Ideologies. Toronto: McGraw- Hill Ryerson Limited, 1997.