UCP bulls ahead with scheme to dump bi-partisan electoral boundaries report and cook up a friendlier riding map
Alberta's United Conservative Party government has passed a motion to discard the Electoral Boundaries Commission's report and create a new electoral map using a special committee stacked with UCP MLAs. The move is seen as an attempt to gerrymander the map to guarantee the government's re-election.
Alberta's United Conservative Party government has bulldozed a plan to replace the Electoral Boundaries Commission's report with a new electoral map drawn by a special committee dominated by UCP MLAs. The committee, led by Brandon Lunty, will report back by November 2. The new map is expected to divide urban ridings likely to vote NDP into smaller areas with rural and semi-rural votes to ensure UCP wins. The government's move has been met with opposition from the NDP, who protested in the Assembly. The UCP government's actions are seen as an attempt to gerrymander the electoral map to guarantee their re-election. The government's decision has raised concerns about the fairness of the electoral process.
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