Democratic and electoral reform committee seeks input: chance to present in Kelowna

he Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform is seeking input on democratic engagement and electoral reform.

The committee is accepting requests to present at a public meeting.

The committee, which includes MLAs from all recognized parties in the legislative assembly, was appointed in April 2025. There are two parts to the committee’s mandate. The first part is to examine democratic engagement, voter participation and models for electing members of the legislative assembly. The second part is to review the administration of the 2024 provincial general election.

The committee will hold several public meetings in July 2025 to hear presentations in relation to the first part of its mandate. The meetings will be a mix of in-person and virtual.

Kelowna will be one of the selected communities.

The members of the committee are:

* Jessie Sunner, MLA, Surrey-Newton (chair);

* Ward Stamer, MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson (deputy chair);

* George Anderson, MLA, Nanaimo-Lantzville;

* Rob Botterell, MLA, Saanich North and the Islands;

* Sheldon Clare, MLA, Prince George-North Cariboo;

* Amna Shah, MLA, Surrey City Centre; and

* Qwulti’stunaat / Debra Toporowski, MLA, Cowichan Valley.

Those interested in presenting have until 2 p.m. (Pacific time) on Thursday, May 29, 2025, to indicate their interest in speaking with the committee by completing a request form here: https://consultation-portal.leg.bc.ca/consultations

In addition to holding public meetings, the committee will accept written input on democratic engagement, voter participation and electoral reform in mid-June 2025.

Learn More:

For more information about the committee’s work, visit: https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees/43rdparliament-1stsession-dem
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Contact the Parliamentary Committees Office by emailing [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or by phone at 250 356-2933 or 1 877 428-8337 (toll-free in B.C.).