[EM] Vote in Online British Columbia STV Poll !!!!

[Dgamble997 at aol.com]

Hello List

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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