Why you should vote YES for STV on May 12th

from: "Anger the Polls Don't Yet Catch. Governator and premier: Why heat California's pools?
Three issues gaining traction as the campaigns unfold.", Rafe Mair. TheTyee.ca April 20, 2009

Picking political winners in British Columbia is a mug's game. Going back to 1972, the NDP won a landslide victory with just 39 per cent of the popular vote. In 1975, it lost to a Socred landslide even though it still had 39 per cent of the vote. In 1996, the NDP won even though more voters picked the Liberals. This is a manifestation of the first-past-the-post system and a damned good reason to support STV in the May 12 referendum. At this writing, the Green party is at 15 per cent in the polls. They won't stay there because the race will get down to the two main parties. If, however, the Greens had supported STV in 2005, STV would have passed and they would be looking at a pretty decent number of seats.