BC Political Parties on Electoral Reform

BC Green Party:

In their statement, the Greens make two key promises of special interest to electoral reformers:

introduce legislation to implement a Proportional Representation system for the 2028 election

establish a biennial Citizens’ Assembly, with the first topic to be discussed [being] the type of voting system to adopt for the 2028 election In the democracy section of their platform, the Greens reiterate these promises to implement proportional voting in 2028 and to establish a biennial Citizens' Assembly. In addition, they propose to lower the voting age to 16, reform parliamentary practices to promote transparency and encourage collaboration between parties, and change executive practices to proactively release information and support meaningful consultation.

BC NDP:

Under the Effective Government section of their platform, makes no mention of voting or campaign financing issues.

Conservative Party of BC:

We could find no reference to voting or campaign financing issues on the CPBC platform.

BC United:

Although BC United has withdrawn from this election, several former candidates are running as independents. The BC United "Where We Stand" page does not list any democratic-reform-related issues.

More broadly, CBC has published a brief overview of the parties' positions on a number of issues, though not on anything related to democratic reform.

In summary, of the parties and candidates running in this year's election, only the BC Greens have shown any recognition of the need for democratic reform. We recommend that voters take this into consideration in determining who to vote for.

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