Special Committee on Electoral Reform
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The Special Committee on Electoral Reform was a multi-party Canadian parliamentary committee established to study and recommend changes to Canada’s federal voting system.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian parliamentary committee ⓘ |
| aim |
enhance representation in the House of Commons
ⓘ
improve fairness of federal elections ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Canada’s federal voting system ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | federal elections in Canada ⓘ |
| areaOfWork |
democratic institutions
ⓘ
electoral law ⓘ |
| composition | multi‑party ⓘ |
| consideredCurrentSystem | first‑past‑the‑post ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2016 ⓘ |
| formedBy | motion of the House of Commons of Canada ⓘ |
| governmentClient | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutput | recommendations to the Government of Canada ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Members of Parliament
ⓘ
Senators ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
expert testimony
ⓘ
public consultations ⓘ public hearings ⓘ written submissions ⓘ |
| inception | 2016 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandate |
consult Canadians on electoral reform
ⓘ
recommend changes to Canada’s federal voting system ⓘ study options for replacing Canada’s federal first‑past‑the‑post voting system ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | Parliament Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm | 42nd Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian federal electoral reform process ⓘ |
| report | final report on options for electoral reform ⓘ |
| reportPublicationDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Canadian media coverage on electoral reform ⓘ |
| topic |
electoral reform in Canada
ⓘ
federal electoral system of Canada ⓘ |
| typeOfElectoralSystemsConsidered |
mixed electoral systems
ⓘ
proportional representation ⓘ ranked ballots ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
comparative analysis of electoral systems
ⓘ
cross‑country consultations ⓘ review of international electoral practices ⓘ |
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