In line with Mentalacrobatic’s call for us to be politically minded (too lazy to link to the post), I’ve started a list of questions that we as constituents and citizens should be asking before re-electing officials.

They are not comprehensive. Please add and correct. This should be an ongoing document that, hopefully, allows us to understand what we want from our elected officials. I have addressed it  at the constituency level, but it can be modified for other local officials. (All you lawyers who can post many questions, I’m counting on you!)

Questions for Members of Parliament

Constituents:

What is the population of your constituency?

What are the dominant patterns of movement?

What is the life expectancy of your constituents?

What are the birth rates?

Health:

How many hospitals and health centers are there in your constituency?

How many health professionals work in your constituency?

What is the ratio of health professionals to constituents?

What are the main health problems experienced by constituents?

What initiatives have you proposed to support health care?

What initiatives have you implemented to support health care?

What incentives have you offered to attract health-care professionals?

Education:

How many primary and secondary schools are there in your constituency?

How many teachers work in your constituency?

What is the ratio of teachers to students?

How successfully has the free primary education program been implemented?

What initiatives have you proposed to support education?

What initiatives have you implemented to support education?

What incentives have you offered to attract education professionals?

Business:

How many formal and informal businesses exist in your constituency?

What percentage of the working population do they employ?

What is the average wage in the formal sector?

What is the average wage in the informal sector?

What initiatives have you proposed to develop business opportunities?

What incentives have you offered to attract business professionals?

Infrastructure:

How many constituents have access to clean water?

How many constituents have access to reliable energy supplies?

How many constituents have access to reliable public transport?

Do transport networks support economic and cultural practices?