Electoral Reform is the fancy term for changing a voting system. In many democracies this is an era of declining voter turnout, dissatisfaction with government and a malaise about existing democratic systems. Increasingly, people are looking for better ways of electing politicians and keeping them accountable.

In British Columbia a
Citizen's Assembly is examining whether the current system (first past the post - FPTP) needs changing. This type of scrutiny is a first in BC, but New Zealand has already scrapped FPTP and moved to a form of proportional representation.

New Zealand has roughly the same population as BC and similar political, social, economic and cultural institutions. A decade ago New Zealanders (Kiwis) voted to introduce Mixed Member Proportional Representation (MMP).