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Voter Equality

In Canada, it's the law.

  • How to Proceed
    • Supreme Court Reference
    • Referendum ? – Yes or No
  • Charter
  • Values
  • Equality
  • PR
  • FPTP, IRV, MMP & STV
  • Issues
    • Un-Equal Legislative Power
    • Democratic Harms
    • Women’s Representation & Diversity
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      • Submissions to the Ontario Citizens’ Assembly
    • BC Citizens’ Assembly
    • BC CA – Final Report & BC-STV Summary
    • BC Citizens’ Assembly Fact Sheets & Glossary
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Single-Member Districts – The Root of Most Electoral Problems

Un-Equal Legislative Power in Canada for 2015 to 2019 - pdf chart
Un-Equal Legislative Power in Canada for 2015 to 2019 – pdf chart

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Voter’s Chioice (STV-PR)

The BC Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform was made up of 160 randomly selected voters, a woman and a man from each district and from First Nations.

As an Assembly member, I spent a year learning about electoral systems, consulting with BC voters, and deliberating with fellow Assembly members.

Part way through the Assembly's process, the referendum threshold was set at a double 60%; over 50% in 60% of districts and 60% overall.

It was clear that the BC Legislature didn't really want us to succeed.

We kept going anyway.

In order to choose the best system for BC, we optimized two alternative systems: STV and MMP. Then we voted:

The Assembly preferred STV over MMP: 80% to 20%.

We then compared STV with FPTP. The Assembly preferred STV over FPTP: 93% to 7%.

In the 2005 BC referendum, STV got over 50% in 77 of 79 districts and 57.7% overall.

After this close call, subsequent electoral reform referendums were starved of educational funding which allowed partisan fear and misinformation campaigns to convince voters to vote against their own interests.

STV is a fantastic electoral system with an unfortunate name.

"Voter's Choice" is a more fitting name.

Craig Henschel
BC Citizens' Assembly Member

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  • How to Proceed
    • Supreme Court Reference
    • Referendum ? – Yes or No
  • Charter
  • Values
  • Equality
  • PR
  • FPTP, IRV, MMP & STV
  • Issues
    • Un-Equal Legislative Power
    • Democratic Harms
    • Women’s Representation & Diversity
  • Resources
    • Publications
      • Submissions to the Ontario Citizens’ Assembly
    • BC Citizens’ Assembly
    • BC CA – Final Report & BC-STV Summary
    • BC Citizens’ Assembly Fact Sheets & Glossary
  • About
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