electoral reform
Premier Eby rejects further discussion on proportional representation
January 26, 2026By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer In BC, the debate around adopting a different electoral system has been ongoing for two decades. To this end, the New Democratic Party (NDP) set up a legislative committee in April 2025 to examine the province’s transition from the first-past-the-post system to proportional representation. The committee was one of the many concessions that the NDP agreed to as part of their confidence and supply agreement with the BC Greens following the 2024 election results. Eby’s party achieved a narrow majority in the legislature in that election. However, in December 2025, the Vancouver Sun reported that…
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What’d I miss?: Electoral Reform in B.C.
November 4, 2018By: Michelle Gomez, Staff writer Have you noticed the ballots and pamphlets in your mailbox? B.C.’s upcoming 2018 Referendum on Electoral Reform will decide whether we keep our first-past-the-post system (FPTP) or switch to one of three proportional representation (PR)…
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SFYou: Katrina Chen’s road to becoming Burnaby-Lougheed’s MLA
November 3, 2018By: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer Fast facts Name: Katrina Chen Pronouns: She / her / hers Department affiliation: Political science and history Hometown: Chen was born in Taiwan, but has lived in British Columbia for many years Occupation: Aside from…
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The future of electoral reform
June 2, 2017By: Olivia Roberts After the federal Liberal government announced the broken promise of electoral reform back in February, there remained another vote with the potential to bring about a big change. However, the House of Commons voted on Wednesday to…
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