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1. The Consequences of Electoral Reform in British Columbia

   Electoral reform has been a recurring theme over the past two decades in British Columbia. On November 30, 2018, the province will begin counting the postal ballots on the third referendum on the subject. This series of essays written by Lydia Miljan, ...

2. Lessons on electoral reform for B.C.—from New Brunswick

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, October 1, 2018 New Brunswick voters went to the polls last Monday and the ensuing uncertainty (some might say chaos) should be instructive for British Columbia voters as they contemplate voting in the upcoming ...

3. Proportional representation voting systems breed unstable governments

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, September 6, 2018 Some see the upcoming referendum on electoral reform—specifically, whether or not British Columbia should switch to a proportional representation (PR) voting system—as a blatant attempt by the Green Party ...

4. The Impact of Proportional Representation on British Columbia’s Legislature and Voters

   In November 2018 British Columbia will be holding a referendum on changing the province’s electoral system to a form of proportional representation (PR). Proponents advocating for the change to a PR electoral system argue that the current system is unfair ...

5. Referendum may grant more power to B.C. politicians and bureaucrats, at democracy’s expense

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, July 1, 2018 This fall, British Columbians will vote in a referendum on what voting system they prefer for provincial elections. The mail-in ballot will give voters two choices—B.C.’s current “first-past-the-post” ...

6. Proportional Representation in Practice: An International Comparison of Ballots and Voting Rules

   The BC NDP and Green party caucuses have signalled that they are committed to having the upcoming referendum on electoral reform be a choice between the current electoral system (first-past-the-post or FPTP) and proportional representation (PR). Given ...

7. B.C. government’s proposed electoral reform referendum may not sufficiently inform voters

   Yesterday, B.C Attorney General David Eby (pictured above) unveiled his recommendations on how the upcoming referendum on electoral reform in British Columbia will proceed. It’s heartening to see he’s taken some of our advice by ...

8. One referendum, with little public education, not enough for electoral reform in B.C.

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, March 3, 2018 In its haste to change the way we vote, British Columbia’s new government has created an unnecessarily short timeline. While advocates for reform think the speedy process will help their cause, it’s more likely ...

9. Lower Mainland residents could change the way all British Columbians elect their democratic representatives

   B.C. voters are one step closer to another referendum on electoral reform. The deadline for public input to B.C. Attorney General David Eby was today (Feb. 28), leaving it to Eby to submit his report to the government in the coming ...

10. Designing a Referendum Question for British Columbia

    The British Columbia government has committed to proceed with electoral reform. The government has set a deadline of November 2018 to have a referendum on proportional representation. Part of the consultation process includes designing the referendum ...