The results of Canada's 42nd general election are likely very palatable for progressives who are glad the Stephen Harper-era is over.

However, with the election of a majority Liberal government comes another reminder of the need for electoral reform in Canada.

With 39.5 per cent of the vote, the Liberals now hold 54.4 per cent of the seats in Parliament, almost identical to the 2011 outcome that saw the Conservatives with 53.9 per cent of the seats in the House of Commons and 39.6 per cent of the popular vote.

While the result may be more favourable to many, it still points to the dire need for electoral reform in Canada to put an end to this type of skewed result.

While the end to Canada's first-past-the-post system was a campaign plank for the Liberals, NDP and Greens we as Canadians need to apply pressure, starting now, to ensure it becomes a reality.

I encourage you all to start writing and calling your members of Parliament (especially Liberal MPs) to tell them you want to see change to a fairer system of voting before they settle into their comfortable new roles as the governing party.

Don't let electoral reform become a forgotten promise.

Ben Versteeg