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Do you have thoughts about our provincial riding boundaries?

Public meeting about electoral boundaries in Squamish on May 12.
Elections BC Map Sea to Sky
The current West Vancouver-Sea to Sky riding boundaries.

When you went to the ballot box to elect a Sea to Sky Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 2020, did you question why Squamish is within the same boundary as West Vancouver and Pemberton? 

The electoral boundaries that elected current MLA Jordan Sturdy for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky include the area from Bowen Island up through Pemberton. 

If you think the riding borders should be redrawn, are just right, or you are just interested in how they come to be, the B.C. Electoral Commission wants to hear from you. 

The commission will host a public meeting in Squamish on Thursday, May 12, at 1 p.m. at Executive Suites Hotel and Resort in the Garibaldi Room. 

"After every two general elections, a three-person, independent, and non-partisan electoral boundaries commission is established. The commission proposes changes to the area, boundaries and names of British Columbia’s provincial electoral districts. This ensures that each MLA represents a similar number of people," reads a post on the Elections BC website.

The independent and non-partisan commission was appointed last October to consider the area, boundaries and names of B.C.'s electoral districts for provincial elections.

Currently, there are 87 electoral districts in B.C. The legislation allows for up to six new electoral districts to be added as part of this review.

Meaning, if folks say that is what they want, there could be up to 93 MLA elected next provincial election. 

 “We welcome input from all British Columbians early in our process,” said Justice Nitya Iyer, the commission's chair, in a news release.

 “It is important for British Columbians to have a voice in how their communities are represented in the legislature.”

Also on the commission are Linda Tynan, a government management consultant and Chief Electoral Officer Anton Boegman.

 To provide input, there is also an online survey at bcebc.ca, or folks can contact the commission directly. The deadline for preliminary input is May 31.

 The commission must publish its preliminary report by Oct. 21. Then, there will be another round of public consultation before the commission submits its final report.
 

LINKS: 

• For more information, go to bcebc.ca.

• Public input survey: bcebc.ca/your-voice/make-a-submission/

• Public meeting schedule: bcebc.ca/your-voice/public-meetings/

  • Commission contact information:
    • Phone: 1-800-661-8683
    • Email: info@bcebc.ca
    • Mail: PO Box 9275 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W
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