Geography is an Issue:  Every time the electoral boundaries come under review, the reasoning for change comes from an assumption that the boundaries should be defined by population counts. It has been proposed before and is suggested here again the electoral boundaries should be based on a combination of population and geography.

Vancouver Voters will Control the Province:  The issues of redistribution quickly become political. Voters, particularly at this time, are very concerned that the “604” region (basically, Vancouver) has too much political clout at the expense of the “250” areas of the province (basically, the huge geography of B. C. not centered in the southwest corner). Indeed, the math indicates the Vancouver ridings will have more than 50% of the Legislature votes if the proposed redistribution takes place. The “250” citizens of our province will likely be very vocal over this concern.

Confusion:  In addition to the redistribution issues B. C. voters will once again debate and vote on the single-transferable vote system. I strongly suggest that redistribution debates at this time will confuse the debate of the single-transferable vote proposal. No boundary changes should be “on the table” until the vote on the STV is decided.

Vancouver, a “City State”?:  If redistribution moves ahead as suggested, Vancouver will effectively become a “City State” with all the politics that evolve from that whereby “250” voters from the resource rich regions of the province will reason that Vancouver is, and therefore should be, a form of government unto itself while the rest of the citizens of the province should have their own government including Victoria and the existing Legislature.