On 17th May 2005 British Columbians will vote in a referendum on whether to replace their current Plurality voting system with STV and also elect a new provincial legislature (using the old system for hopefully the last time).
I have created the following online STV poll featuring declared and potential candidates in the 2005 provincial election.
http://www.demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=BCSTV
Party Information (in 3 lines or less)
Liberal Party. An economically right wing, socially liberal party. The Liberal leader Gordon Campbell is an admirer of the economic policies of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher.
NDP. A left wing socialist party with strong links to the trade union movement. Much further to the left than most US politicians.
Green. An environmentalist party.
Democratic Reform. A recently formed centrist party which presents itself as a moderate party amongst a number of extreme ones.
Unity BC. A conservative party in which fundamentalist christians have a considerable degree of influence.
Marijuana. This party, whose main platform is the legalisation of cannabis, obtained 3% of the vote in the 2001 provincial election under plurality.
The candidates are:
Liberal
Richard Neufeld (Liberal) Minister of Energy and Mines, MLA for Peace River South
Patrick Wong (Liberal) Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Services, MLA for Vancouver Kensington
Gordon Campbell (Liberal) Premier, Leader of the BC Liberals, MLA Vancouver-Point Grey
Shirley Bond (Liberal) Minister of Health Services, MLA Prince George-Mount Robson
Colin Hanson (Liberal) Minister of Finance, MLA Vancouver-Quilchena
NDP
Joyce Procure (NDP) Candidate for Okanagan-Westside
Jagrup Brar (NDP) MLA for Surrey-Panorama Ridge won seat in a recent by-election
Rob Fleming (NDP) Former student activist, candidate for Victoria Hillside
Jenny Kwan (NDP) MLA for Vancouver-Pleasant, Minister in NDP government 1998-2001
Carole James (NDP) Leader NDP in British Columbia, Candidate for Vancouver Beacon Hill
Green
Robert Broughton (Green) Local environmental activist, candidate for New Westminster
Ian Gregson (Green) Paralympic athlete, writer, candidate for Vancouver-Hastings
Adriane Carr (Green) Leader Green party of British Columbia
Colleen McCrory (Green) Deputy Leader Green party British Columbia
Democratic Reform
Elayne Brenzinger (Democratic Reform) Elected as a Liberal for Surrey-Whalley in 2001, resigned Liberal party in 2004, joined DRBC in 2005.
Tom Morino (Democratic Reform) Interim leader DRBC, candidate for Malahat-Juan de Fuca
Shirley Abraham (Democratic Reform) Vice President DRBC
Unity
Tom Landers (Unity BC) President Unity BC.
Wayne McGrath (Unity BC) Deputy Leader Unity BC.
Marijuana
Dana Larson (Marijuana) Leader Marijuana party
David Gamble
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