Lydia Miljan: Proportional representation voting systems breed unstable governments

Some see the upcoming referendum on electoral reform — specifically, whether British Columbia should switch to a proportional representation (PR) voting system — as a blatant attempt by the B.C. Green party to secure more power. While it’s clear that under any form of PR, the Greens would theoretically increase their seat share, there would also be more single-issue parties vying for seats in the legislature.
In B.C.’s current first-past-the-post voting system, it’s