2005 British Columbia electoral reform referendum

2005 British Columbia electoral reform referendum

May 17, 2005 (2005-05-17)
Should British Columbia change to the BC-STV electoral system as recommended by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform?
Outcome	No
Website	Reports, Elections BC
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 981,419 57.69% No 719,716 42.31% Valid votes 1,701,135 97.24% Invalid or blank votes 48,204 2.76% Total votes 1,749,339 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 2,845,284 61.48%
Results by riding

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.