e-48 (Electoral system)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-11-08 Government Response to petitions concerning the electoral system
- Electoral reform
- Referenda
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Democratic Institutions
- Since the 1950s Canadian governments have consulted their people in a referendum when trying to alter their electoral system;
- In peer countries New Zealand (1992, 1993, and 2011) and the United Kingdom (2011), the people were similarly consulted by way of referenda;
- The Liberal platform did not propose an alternative method of electing Members of Parliament, but only that the current system should change.
- Open for signature
- December 11, 2015, at 10:49 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- April 9, 2016, at 10:49 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Scott Reid
(Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston)
May 19, 2016 (Petition No. 421-00310) - Government response tabled
- August 17, 2016
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
---|---|
Alberta | 5046 |
British Columbia | 1905 |
Manitoba | 475 |
New Brunswick | 182 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 53 |
Northwest Territories | 17 |
Nova Scotia | 169 |
Nunavut | 2 |
Ontario | 5263 |
Prince Edward Island | 27 |
Quebec | 381 |
Saskatchewan | 603 |
Yukon | 34 |