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3 facts you need to know
About the Electoral Districts Act
By Bill Bennett
Kootenay East MLA
1. After every second provincial election, the electoral areas of B.C. are reviewed by a three-person panel that travels the province hearing from British Columbians. The provincial panel was chaired by Justice Thomas Melnick from Cranbrook.
2. The guiding principle for how boundaries are established is the size of population in each area, but our government amended that principle so that the less populated rural areas would not lose their MLA representation.
3. Kootenay East now includes the Fort Steele-Bull River area. Other Kootenay Ridings are unchanged. Two new areas were added in the Lower Mainland. The final report is available HERE.
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