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What is STV All About?

Thu, 11/08/2007 - 01:04 — admin

What's Voting For?

Canada's system of government is theoretically based on the principle of representative democracy in which we citizens choose MPs or MLAs to represent us and our values in the legislature or parliament.  Our voting system is the means by which we make those choices.

The figure below shows the issue for a

Welcome to Fair Voting BC

Supporter with sign

Announcing STV.ca - Our New Campaign Website!

Resources

Learning About STV

BC Citizens' Assembly - originators of proposal

Demochoice BC - Virtual elections conducted using STV rules

Understanding STV - excellent neutral educational site by Mike Gobbi

Citizens' Assembly Alumni - information set up by alumni of the CA

STV Not Biased Against Either NDP or Liberals

Sat, 09/22/2007 - 17:34 — admin

Potvin's Argument of Bias

In an opinion piece published August 29th in the Vancouver Courier, Kevin Potvin argues that STV will favour the Liberal party. His argument is based on the assumptions that support for the Liberals is highest in the rural parts of the province and that smaller districts favour the Liberals; since the STV districts in the rural parts of the province are on average smaller than those in the more urban parts of the province, he concludes that STV will produce a structural bias in favour of the Liberals.

Volunteer for Yes to STV Campaign

Early Days - Focus on Grassroots Development

Since these are still early days, we're concentrating on building our campaign team so that we'll be ready in the months leading up to the referendum. By sharing a little of your background, skills and interest with us now, you're letting us know that you're ready and willing to take on appropriate tasks as they come up - we will contact you as needs arise.

The Need for Reform

Our current voting system (known as First Past the Post - FPTP) violates all the rules we learned in kindergarten; it is:

Unfair

What else could you call a voting system that

FVBC Board of Directors and Advisors

Fair Voting BC has an all-volunteer board. Our members have political beliefs across the political spectrum, but we all share the belief that the Single Transferable Voting system proposed by the Citizens' Assembly will empower voters and set the stage for a vibrant democratic future for BC.

President:

  • Bruce Hallsor (Victoria) - lawyer, former federal PC candidate

Directors:

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