tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136317901768500285.post8575906759515717318..comments2023-10-23T11:40:32.553-04:00Comments on The Skinny: G&M: B.C. forecast - an NDP government and STVUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136317901768500285.post-86746093685215583282009-01-25T07:23:00.000-05:002009-01-25T07:23:00.000-05:00Thanks to all that commented. Thanks to Bill for ...Thanks to all that commented. Thanks to Bill for commenting even though you and I are on opposite sides of the track. I do encourage discussion and debate.Skinny Dipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818163310102120130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136317901768500285.post-59383738877854814162009-01-20T09:53:00.000-05:002009-01-20T09:53:00.000-05:00In response to Bill Tieleman:1. The riding may ele...In response to Bill Tieleman:<BR/><BR/>1. The riding may elect 7 MLAs, but if the voters value local representation they will vote for the candidates by locality as well as by party. That way the MLAs will be even more closely tied to their local constituents than ever they could be under FPTP in single-member ridings.<BR/><BR/>2. Malta and Ireland are two extremely patriarchal and Patriarchal societies, so it should be no surprise they have fewer women candidates and elect fewer women members of parliament. Candidate choice is determined by the political parties and not by the voting system.James Gilmourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374325929212547383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136317901768500285.post-86949748103830664422009-01-20T00:39:00.000-05:002009-01-20T00:39:00.000-05:00Sorry to disagree but STV would be a disaster for ...Sorry to disagree but STV would be a disaster for BC, not a panacea.<BR/><BR/>Please take a look at what the NO side says about STV <A HREF="" REL="nofollow">http://www.knowstv.ca/</A> because the facts paint a very different picture than what Gordon Gibsons claims.<BR/><BR/>We would lose local representation with huge STV ridings combining several existing constituencies - the Victoria area would have 7 MLAs, for example.<BR/><BR/>More women? Check Malta and Ireland - the only two countries in the world that use STV as their national electoral system - and they have far less women elected than in Ottawa or BC!<BR/><BR/>I urge you to check the facts, not the rhetoric, about STV - the more you know the less likely you are to support this strange system.Bill Tielemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304971610140279157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136317901768500285.post-42409469139260186372009-01-17T11:05:00.000-05:002009-01-17T11:05:00.000-05:00Man, I hope you're right.Although I have to say, i...Man, I hope you're right.<BR/><BR/>Although I have to say, if we do get STV, it will be through no effort of that hypothetical NDP government.Idealistic Pragmatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296481430598981678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136317901768500285.post-78123534367454066282009-01-17T07:10:00.000-05:002009-01-17T07:10:00.000-05:00great on both accounts.great on both accounts.susansmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573558646874765432noreply@blogger.com