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[phx]

Don't worry Bernard, the STV referendum has worked well twice now, so it'll likely be back in another 4 years.

[VicHockeyFan]

Don't worry Bernard, the STV referendum has worked well twice now, so it'll likely be back in another 4 years.

Good to keep flogging a dead horse I guess....

Georgia Straight says STV is dead:

http://www.straight....ote-second-time

[CharlieFoxtrot]

"It is useless for sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." - William Inge



The biggest hurdle the STV faced was getting people to care about the larger picture and look beyond their partisan loyalties.

The politics in this province are ridiculously partisan and dysfunctional, and the unsuccessful NDP campaign was a *wonderful* example of this.

Sad really.

[Caramia]

Yeah I'm pretty sad about the results.
My favourite candidate was not elected in the municipal election
The party I voted for federally lost.
The provincial vote brought a majority government, which means I can kiss Jordan River goodbye (actually I would have been upset either way there - if the NDP had won they would have likely put me out of a job.) I was hoping for a minority which would stop either party from excess.
Electoral Reform died in flames tonight, and with it my last hope of any kind of fair representation in future elections.

It's enough to make me want to go jump off Johnson Street Bridge.
Oh wait... That's going the way of the dodo too.

/le sigh.

[Newlywednotnearlydead]

Well, my preferred party won and STV lost, so I'm happy. The NDP served up the same recycled platform they've used for, well, as long as I can remember, so it's not at all surprising they didn't grab enough attention to win election. And for a left-of-center party to turn an environmental issue (carbon tax) into a key campaign issue was utter stupidity.

[Lover Fighter]

Although I am absolutely devastated by STV's rejection, I can at least be satisfied with the fact there will be no NDP government for the next four years.

[spanky123]

The Island did what the Island always does. It votes drastically in favour of the losing party and then whines for the next 4 years that we don't get the attention we deserve.

[sebberry]

I wish we had more of a say in who becomes various ministers. Rich Coleman, IMO, did not deserve to be re-elected after the Jordan River mess.

[Caramia]

Pretty much.

[Baro]

Vancouver Island republic plz. Vancouver can finally be the capital of BC.

[Phil McAvity]

Well, my preferred party won and STV lost, so I'm happy.

In other words you don't give a rat's ass about fairness or democracy, you just want your party to win. How truly noble. The irony is that I too voted for the Liberals and are happy they won, but even more importantly, I wanted STV to win.

phx, you really think that with support for STV dropping by about a third since the referendum in 2005, the Liberals will bring it back in 2013? Shake your head, it wasn't even close this time. That will be the last chance we have for a long time to drop our ridiculous FPTP system, especially if the election results are like the last two.

BCer's you blew it tonight. Sadly, partisanship is all that matters in BC.

[Bernard]

Big story of the night, voter turn out is way down. We may not pass 1.5 million voters, that would be more than a quarter million fewer than in 2005. This would make it lower than the number that voted in 1996 and 2001 as well.

We are looking at less than 50% of registered voters voting

[Bernard]

Also, looks like Murray Coell will be sole cabinet member to be defeated

[martini]

Big story of the night, voter turn out is way down. We may not pass 1.5 million voters, that would be more than a quarter million fewer than in 2005. This would make it lower than the number that voted in 1996 and 2001 as well.

We are looking at less than 50% of registered voters voting

Blame the Canucks.

[Bernard]

The no vote in the referendum is close to the same total as in 2004, the Yes side is at about half the total votes of last time

[martini]

The Island did what the Island always does. It votes drastically in favour of the losing party and then whines for the next 4 years that we don't get the attention we deserve.

I'm not sure I understand this. What is it we're whining about not getting?

[Nparker]

BCer's you blew it tonight. Sadly, partisanship is all that matters in BC.

Sad but true.

[Caramia]

There's a thread somewhere buried in this forum where someone compared the money that Gov spends in areas where it wasn't elected vs money that gov spends in areas where it got the votes. The disadvantage to a region of standing behind a the wrong party was fairly dramatic.

Thus the whining.

[Nparker]

Big story of the night, voter turn out is way down....we are looking at less than 50% of registered voters voting

In other words our government for the next 4 years was chosen by about only 23% of the electorate. R.I.P. Democracy

[Bernard]

Murray Coell looks like he is back, some big late polls came in for him