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Single Transferable Vote (STV)
April 22, 2009
Dear Member:
Re: Single Transferable Vote (STV)
On Election Day, May 12, you will be asked to vote once more in a referendum on a new electoral process for British Columbia called Single Transferable Vote (STV).
The Board of Trade has studied the implications of STV as a voting process and, while The Board supports electoral reform, it does not support STV for the following reasons:
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If STV had been used to elect our MLAs, in the last 43 years there would have been only one majority government.
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Minority governments tend to be short lived, which would mean more frequent elections, leading politicians to be short-sighted in an attempt to get re-elected.
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Constant coalition governments could threaten sound public and economic policy in our province.
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The number of constituencies in the province would be drastically reduced, and the size of rural ridings would be doubled, resulting in less effective local representation.
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In large city ridings there would be numerous MLAs, and the number of names on election ballots would be enormous.
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The most worrisome issue is that under a STV system, a party with minority representation can end up wielding most of the power.
To keep our province strong, British Columbia needs strong and stable political leadership that is the product of a clear, understood and meaningful election process. The STV process likely compromises the clarity of the voting process, the impact of a citizen’s vote and the stability of our political process and provincial governance. As a result, The Board of Trade does not support the STV vote as being in the best interest of our members, your businesses or our province.
On May 12, The Vancouver Board of Trade recommends that you vote to keep the existing electoral system (First-Past-the-Post—see example above).
Sincerely,
Dr. Don Rix, CM, OBC
Chairman and Chief Elected Officer
The Vancouver Board of Trade Recommendation
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