Electoral System

• Monday’s weird election result is no reason to abandon our electoral system

  Rob Breakenridge says he is not convinced proportional representation would give us a better government.

  Commentary

  Oct 26, 2019
  
• NDP’s Jagmeet Singh calls for electoral reform, says system is ‘broken’

  Singh, who anticipates working more closely with the Liberals in the upcoming Parliament, says he plans to push for a proportional representation system.

  Politics

  Oct 22, 2019
  
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• Canadians keep rejecting electoral reform. Maybe we should take heed.

  Rob Breakenridge wonders how many more electoral reform setbacks we need to show that Canadians don't want to change the way we elect governments.

  Commentary

  Apr 27, 2019
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• Elections BC set to unveil results of electoral reform referendum on Thursday

  Elections B.C. will announce on Thursday the results of the electoral reform referendum. 

  Politics

  Dec 20, 2018
• Electoral reform referendum voter turnout up to 18% as Elections BC changes way it updates numbers

  Elections BC says that 597,300 electoral reform referendum ballots have now been received, a turnout of 18 per cent of registered votes.

  Politics

  Nov 16, 2018
• NDP and Greens host Victoria rally in favour of electoral reform as campaign kicks off

  B.C. Premier John Horgan said the BC Liberals are using "fear and hysteria" to try to encourage British Columbians to vote against electoral reform in this fall's referendum.

  Politics

  Oct 23, 2018
• Proportional representation leads to more political uncertainty: Fraser Institute study

  Northern Ireland recently set a record of 590 days without a government.

  Politics

  Sep 6, 2018
• Former B.C. premier Ujjal Dosanjh pushes for ‘No’ vote against Proportional Representation

  "You get 10 per cent of the votes, you get 10 per cent of the MLAs for an extremist party."

  Politics

  Jun 28, 2018