With this approach, British Columbians won’t know how the PR voting systems would work in practice.
proportional representation
May 31, 2018
3:06PM
March 6, 2018
9:53AM
New Zealanders weren’t asked a simple yes or no question.
February 28, 2018
3:36PM
Currently, next fall’s referendum requires only 50 per cent-plus one of the popular vote.
November 27, 2017
5:00AM
The referendum could be decided with votes from the Lower Mainland alone.
July 11, 2017
10:08AM
More than 80 per cent of B.C. voters did not vote for the Green Party.
May 29, 2017
3:40PM
Within B.C. and across Canada, there are precedents for a referendum on electoral reform.
May 12, 2017
2:06PM
Some Green Party policies, which more than 80 per cent of the province voted against, may be adopted.
February 3, 2017
9:24AM
Central governments in countries with proportional representation voting systems tend to be larger than in countries with majoritarian/plurality election rules.
February 2, 2017
1:36PM
Prime Minister Trudeau’s now-discarded electoral reform campaign promise was ill-conceived.
December 14, 2016
9:59AM
Study found that PR countries tend to finance extra spending by running larger deficits.