Premier John Horgan says his cabinet accepted the recommendations brought forward by the Attorney General on how the referendum on a new voting system will look.
The report recommends the ballot have two questions, asking which voting system British Columbians should use for elections and if B.C. adopts proportional representation which style they prefer.
Local MLA Shirley Bond says she is concerned about the three systems of PR being offered.
“My concern is about the fact that there are three models being suggested for people who want to consider proportional representation, two of which have never been used anywhere in the world.”
Bond is urging Northern residents to get familiar with what Dual member Proportional, Mixed Member Proportional, and Rural-Urban PR are because they can make significant changes in the north.
“[The] Dual Member Proportional cuts the number of ridings in half. There will be two MLA’s chosen, only one of them is elected locally and the other one is based on provincial popular vote. So you don’t even know who the second representative is going to be.”
In a statement the premier says a second referendum will be held after two election cycles, to give a chance for residents to decide if they want to keep the new system.
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