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Fair Voting Release Rafe Mair Oak Bay News Monday Magazine The North Shore News The Martlet Bridge River Lillooet News Lillooet News Island Tides Esquimalt News

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Who Chose BC-STV?

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FVC Report on Provincial Systems

BC Overwhelmingly Supports STV
Across the province, British Columbians have overwhelmingly supported changing the unfair election system we currently use. In nearly every riding, an overwhelming number of voters have supported changing BC's electoral system to the Single Transferable Vote as recommended by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform. Thanks to everyone who assisted the campaign, it was long and hard, but we succeeded beyond any poll, or pundits expectation. And it was because of each and every one of you! For every brochure, button, and e-mail which you sent out, you helped us get an overwhelming majority of voters across the province and in each region. We thank each volunteer who helped out in both time and small donations, those members of the press and media who helped convey an accurate message, and above all the members of the Citizens' Assembly. While we promise to give back some of your weekends and evenings, you are still invited to join us in ensuring that our newly elected MLAs and government respect the democratic will of British Columbians, who voted 57.4% in favour, and which succeeded in passing it in 97% of the ridings. Yours truly on behalf of the Yes Campaign.

BC Overwhelmingly Supports STV

Across the province, British Columbians have overwhelmingly supported changing the unfair election system we currently use.

In nearly every riding, an overwhelming number of voters have supported changing BC's electoral system to the Single Transferable Vote as recommended by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform.

Thanks to everyone who assisted the campaign, it was long and hard, but we succeeded beyond any poll, or pundits expectation. And it was because of each and every one of you!

For every brochure, button, and e-mail which you sent out, you helped us get an overwhelming majority of voters across the province and in each region. We thank each volunteer who helped out in both time and small donations, those members of the press and media who helped convey an accurate message, and above all the members of the Citizens' Assembly.

While we promise to give back some of your weekends and evenings, you are still invited to join us in ensuring that our newly elected MLAs and government respect the democratic will of British Columbians, who voted 57.4% in favour, and which succeeded in passing it in 97% of the ridings.

Yours truly on behalf of the Yes Campaign.

Endorsements:

BC-STV is supported and endorsed by community leaders and citizens from a wide variety of backgrounds and from across political stripes. These are some:

Citizens Assembly: 147 of 160 members recommended BC-STV to replace winner takes all.

Newspapers: Vancouver Sun, Province, Abbotsford News, Aldergrove Start, Bridge River Lillooet News, Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Delta Optimist, Esquimalt News, Golden Star, Invermere Valley, Ladysmith Chronicle, Lillooet News, The Martlet, Merritt Herald, Monday Magazine, Nelson Express, New Denver Valley Voice, North Shore News, Oak Bay News, Oliver Chronicle, Peachland View, The SFU Peak, Prince George Citizen, Robson Valley Times, Saanich News,Vernon Morning Star, Watershed Sentinel, Westender, Whistler Question, Richmond Review

Community Leaders: Environmentalist David Suzuki, Reform Party Founder Preston Manning, Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell, North Van Mayor Barb Sharp, Rafe Mair, Former BC Liberal Leader Gordon Gibson, Former Cabinet minister and UVic Dean of Law Andrew Petter, Vancouver city councillors Sam Sullivan, David Bass, Tim Louis, Former ICBC head Nick Geer, Former BC Green Party leader Stuart Parker, Democracy Expert Kennedy Stewart, Green Party of Canada Leader Jim Harris, Columnist Michael Smythe, Former Nirvana band member Krist Novoselic.

Others: Fair Voting BC, Fair Vote Canada and many more!

Yes Campaign Release

The News - News
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 For Immediate Release "YES" Campaign Thanks British Columbians For Their Support VICTORIA, BC -- It is now evident that a clear majority of British Columbians have endorsed the good work of the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform and voted yes to BC-STV. "Support for STV is much stronger than support for any one political party, and certainly more than the support for the new government, which was elected with only 46%" say Bruce Hallsor and Julian West, co-chairs of the Yes Campaign. "A clear majority of British Columbians have voted for change, and we will be calling upon the government to implement that change in time for the 2009 election", they added.
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Fair Voting Release

The News - News
Fair Voting BC News Release For Immediate Release MAJORITY NOT ENOUGH? May 18, 2005 -- RICHMOND, BC -- Fair Voting BC, one of the citizens groups supportive of a Yes vote in British Columbia’s referendum on electoral reform, sees the approval of the referendum by 57% of the voters overall and a majority of voters in every riding and region of the province as a very significant step toward democratic renewal not only for British Columbia but for all of Canada. "Premier Campbell and his government have shown remarkable leadership by initiating a process allowing voters to decide the best way to elect their MLAs. It is the first such initiative anywhere and is watched with great interest all across Canada," said president John Vegt. "Perhaps with the benefit of hindsight the government may wish to reconsider the unusually high requirement of 60% approval, and bring this process to the successful conclusion it deserves", added Vegt.
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