Bill C-265 (Historical)

Proportional Representation Review Act

An Act to provide for a House of Commons Committee to study proportional representation in federal elections

This bill is from the 37th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in May 2004.

Sponsor

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Feb. 2, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-267 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) Proportional Representation Review Act

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C-318 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) Proportional Representation Review Act

C-318 (39th Parliament, 1st session) Proportional Representation Review Act

C-226 (38th Parliament, 1st session) Proportional Representation Review Act

C-265 (37th Parliament, 2nd session) Proportional Representation Review Act

C-322 (37th Parliament, 1st session) Proportional Representation Review Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-265s:

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C-265 (2016) Secure, Adequate, Acessible and Affordable Housing Act

C-265 (2013) Canada Post-Secondary Education Act

C-265 (2011) Canada Post-Secondary Education Act

C-265 (2010) An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (protection of assets)

Other House mentions

Proportional Representation Review ActRoutine Proceedings

October 28th, 2002 / 3:15 p.m.

See context

NDP

Lorne Nystrom NDP Regina—Qu'Appelle, SK

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-265, an act to provide for a House of Commons committee to study proportional representation in federal elections.

Mr. Speaker, under this bill a report would be prepared by a standing committee of the House of Commons after public hearings regarding proportional representation formulas. A referendum may be held and the question would be whether the electorates favoured replacing the present system we have, which is a first past the post system, with a system proposed by the committee as concurred in by the House. I am sure the Prime Minister of Canada would support this in light of his promise back in 1984.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)