2009 British Columbia electoral reform referendum
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Following the 2005 electoral reform referendum, British Columbia held a second referendum on electoral reform in conjunction with the provincial election on May 12, 2009. As in 2005, voters in 2009 were asked were asked which electoral system should be used to elect legislators: the existing first-past-the-post electoral system or the BC single transferable vote electoral system (BC-STV) proposed by the British Columbia Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform to ensure more proportional representation in the provincial Legislative Assembly.
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Which electoral system should British Columbia use to elect members to the provincial Legislative Assembly? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Outcome | The existing electoral system (first-past-the-post) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | Reports, Elections BC | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The referendum was defeated, with 60.9 percent voting against the reform and 39.09 percent of voters supporting the change.[1]
BC later held another referendum on electoral reform in 2018.