Electoral politics

May 2009 provincial election

Elections BC
Information about voting in the provincial election and referendum on electoral reform, as well as online voter registration.

Political party information, including party platforms:

• BC Green Party
• BC Liberal Party
• BC New Democratic Party

• Health care platform comparison - BC Health Coalition

Other provincial election links:

Count-Me-In campaign
BC Federation of Labour

The Lead-Up
BC election commentary from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

The Tyee
BC's independent daily online magazine

May 2009 referendum on electoral reform

Ministry of Attorney General's “Referendum Information Office”
Provides neutral information to voters about the referendum.

Wikipedia summary of First-Past-the-Post, Mixed Member Proportional and Single Transferable Vote voting systems:

• FPTP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FPTP
• MMP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_Member_Proportional
• STV: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_transferable_vote

Animated comparison of how votes are counted in FPTP, MMP and Preferential voting systems like STV. Electoral Commission of South Australia’s website: http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/flash.htm

Map showing the 20 electoral districts proposed under BC-STV.  Elections BC website: http://142.36.238.17/bcgeocoder/comp2008_stv.php

British Columbians for BC-STV
Proponent organization funded by the provincial government.

NO STV
Opponent organization funded by the provincial government.