BC provincial election - will STV help Green Party to gain any seat?
The BC Carbon Tax is one of the main topics of the upcoming BC election on May 12, 2009. The Liberal party is trying to defend the Carbon Tax while the NDP is very keen on getting rid of the Carbon Tax and getting started with carbon cap-and-trade system.
Another topic that is interesting in this election (to me), is the referendum on Single Transfer Vote (STV). This sytem, in theory, can help candidates from parties such as Green and Independent to gain some seats. I want to explain it in a few sentences but this animation is the best clip on what STV is and how it works in 1:28!
Do you think that the Green Party would have a better chance of getting a seat under this system? I think they would….
Tags: BC Carbon Tax, BC provincial election, Single Transfer Vote, STV
BC Carbon Tax, BC Election | flo | 
May 4, 2009 12:12 am
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