Back by Popular Demand

The majority of BC voters said 'Yes' to BC-STV in the 2005 Referendum.

It received 58% support, just 2% shy of the 60% it needed.

The upcoming referendum will be asking you once again to support either electoral reform as BC-STV or the current system which is first past the post (FPTP).

Where it all began...

The stimulus to initiate electoral reform was the 1996 election.

The NDP received 39.45% support and won 39 of the possible 75 seats

The Liberals received 41.82% support and won only 33 seats.

The NDP won a majority government despite receiving fewer votes than the liberals!

The skewed results continued with the 2001 election.

The Liberals received 57% support but won 97% of the seats.

Benefits of BC-STV

More proportionality gives fairer results.

Greater voter choice with more candidates and a preferential ballot.

Multi-member districts give more than one MLA to turn to and more competition between candidates.

Avoids vote splitting by having fewer wasted votes as they are partially transferred to your other choices.

What is BC-STV?

STV stands for Single Tranferable Vote.

It is a type of electoral reform that gives more proportional results then the current system, first past the post (FPTP).

Voters can rank multiple candidates in a multi-member district instead of having to choose only one.