Member's Bill

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Third Session, Fortieth Parliament
Elizabeth II, 2014
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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BILL M 202

ELECTION FINANCE AMENDMENT ACT, 2014







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Ms. Vicki Huntington
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Explanatory Note

This Act amends the Election Act by restricting political contributions to donations made
by individual residents of British Columbia. It will reduce the perception of a conflict of
interest or preferential treatment by candidates or political parties toward large financial
supporters by eliminating corporate, union, and out-of-province donations.








MS. VICKI HUNTINGTON

BILL M 202 2014

ELECTION FINANCE AMENDMENT ACT, 2014
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the
Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
Election Act

1 Section 186 of the Election Act, R. S. B. C. 1996, c. 106, is amended in subsections (1)
and (2) by striking out individual or organization and substituting individual;

2 Section 186 is amended by adding:

Ineligible contributors

186.1 (1) No person or entity other than an individual who is a resident of British
Columbia in accordance with section 32 of this Act shall make a political
contribution as defined in section 180 of this Act.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to contributions made under section 182.

3 Section 190 is amended

(a) in subsection (1) by repealing items (d) (e); and
(b) by repealing subsection (2).