New Brunswick electoral reform referendum, 2008
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A referendum on electoral reform may be held in the province of New Brunswick, Canada on May 12, 2008. The date was announced by Premier Bernard Lord on June 20, 2006 in announcing his response to the 2004 report of the Commission on Legislative Democracy. However, Lord and his Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the September 2006 election and the new Liberal government has expressed skepticism about the model proposed by the Commission and its mandate and may not proceed with a referendum.
The proposal is on a mixed member proportional representation system which would see 36 members elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in first past the post single member ridings and 20 additional members elected from 4 regions by Single Transferable Vote.
This election has not been called under the Referendum Act and it is unclear whether or not the new government formed by the Liberals will call it.
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