Author: FVBC President
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FVBC Congratulates Vancouver Electees
VANCOUVER – Fair Voting BC congratulates mayor-elect Pete Fry, as well as all incoming councillors and members of the school and park boards, and calls on the new administration to make moving towards fairer, more inclusive elections a priority in the coming term. “While last night’s results mark a significant change in the makeup and…
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Open Letter to Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform re: Local Choice for Municipalities
Fair Voting BC recently partnered with a number of like-minded organizations, as well as with former Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, to write an open letter to the Special Committee endorsing committee Deputy Chair Ward Stamer’s proposal to grant municipalities around BC the power to adopt more inclusive and representative voting systems. The text of our…
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Fair Voting BC Issues Report Card on Vancouver Candidates
As we head into the last week of this year’s municipal campaign, we wanted to share with you our report card on the Vancouver candidates’ positions on voting reform. In partnership with our friends at the Fair Vote Canada Vancouver chapter, we invited all candidates for mayor and council to respond to a survey asking…
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Fair Voting BC Issues Report Card on Federal Parties
As we head into tonight’s English language debate, we wanted to share with you our report card on the federal parties’ platforms regarding electoral reform. As you can see in the table below, three of the parties (the Liberals, Conservatives and People’s Party) are essentially missing in action on this file. In our opinion, only…
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Fair Voting BC Welcomes Reform of Electoral Boundaries Commission Process
Bill 7 – EBC Amendment Act: Fair Voting BC welcomes the recent introduction of Bill 7 – the Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act by the provincial government which removes a controversial clause introduced by the previous government that, in our view, unnecessarily constrained the non-partisan and independent Electoral Boundaries Commission in setting fair boundaries in accordance with the…
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BC Election Post-Mortem
What a night last night! Now that it’s clear that the final result won’t be known until about May 22-24, we have a moment to reflect on what has happened so far and to speculate about the future. Here are some things we know for sure: Half the Voters Are Still Unrepresented BC voters cast…
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Reality Check – Does the Conservative Party Really Rely Less on Subsidies Than Other Parties? (Answer: No)
Dear Democratic Reform Supporters: We apologize in advance for a somewhat longer article than usual. If you’re short on time, check out the executive summary and the graphs below: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Reality Check Shows PM’s Claims Are Incorrect The Prime Minister recently argued that the reason he called for a longer campaign was because…
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What Was the Turnout in 2013 Anyway?
Update: Now that final voting results have been reported, we have updated the calculations described below. Please check the end of this post for the update. There seems to be some uncertainty as to whether or not the turnout in last night’s election was up or down over 2009. For example, the Huffington Post reports…
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Press Release: ‘Does Premier Clark Have the Courage of Her Convictions?’
According to Fair Voting BC, regardless of which party won the most seats last night, it was certain that half the voters would remain unrepresented for the next four years. “We honour all those who care enough about our public life to run for office and to come out and vote”, said Fair Voting BC…
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Christy Clark on the Need for Voting Reform
Why I’m supporting STV Posted 5/7/2009 12:00:00 AM In the last election I voted against STV. I even campaigned against it. The single transferable vote, an idea that was launched by an assembly of non partisan everyday citizens, didn’t appeal to me. At the time, I believed my vote was the right one because I…
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Press Release: Deepening Democracy
Deepening Democracy Survey – What BC Parties & Candidates Promise Fair Voting BC and Fair Vote Canada recently asked BC’s political parties and candidates 22 questions about how they would “Deepen Democracy” in Engagement, Representation and Accountability. NDP: The NDP’s two major commitments are to pre-register 16 and 17 year olds to encourage young people…
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Press Release: Our City, Our Choices
Our City, Our Choices – City Hall is Unanimous; Why Won’t the Province Agree? Collectively, current and former mayors and councilors Gregor Robertson, Sam Sullivan, Larry Campbell, Peter Ladner, Andrea Reimer and Ellen Woodsworth, amongst others, have asked the province four times over the past nine years to adopt the recommendation of former Supreme Court…