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Should British Columbia change to the BC-STV electoral system as recommended by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outcome | No | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Reports, Elections BC | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A referendum was held in the Canadian province of British Columbia on May 17, 2005, to determine whether or not to adopt the recommendation of the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform to replace the existing first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP) with a single transferable vote system (BC-STV). It was held in conjunction with the BC Legislative Assembly election of 2005. Voters were given two ballots at that time: a ballot to vote for a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) in their constituency and a referendum ballot. The referendum received considerable support from the electorate but failed in meeting the 60-percent threshold that had been set. A second referendum was held in 2009.