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[chris gadsden]

With the Provincial Election only 2 days away what do you think the final results will be?

I am saying Liberal 50, NDP 28 and the Greens 1.

Also a reminder do not forget to get out and cast your ballot.

[Fish Assassin]

Liberals will win in a landslide. Carol James will declare the campaign an overwhelming success because the NDP will win more than 2 seats.

[newsman]

As far as I am concerned a vote for a liberal is a vote for sealice and the demise of our Pacific Salmon. Also I strongly object to having a convited felon for a leader. Other than that I don't much care. 

[rerigger]

i'm voting for stv
our system is broke and needs change
stv may not be the answer but the status quo has to go

imho

 

[Terry Bodman]

I think you really do care, Newsman. I support the BC Liberals but that doesn't mean I agree with everything they do...far from it. Fish farms, for example, are in my opinion a disaster waiting to happen. I am like a terrier dog on this issue...just ask the two Chilliwack MLA's.

I am not against fish farms...but am against the current method of fish farming. It can be done successfully with no negative impact on the environment. That has been proven in other jurisdictions.


The important thing is to vote. I am alarmed by the number of people who just don't bother.

My prediction...NDP 18...the rest Liberal.

[miketheflyguy]

There is what about 79 seats?
My prdiction is Liberals- 41
                         NDP-38
                     

[newsman]

Good on you Terry I hope you can get through to them. Me I have quite talking to them because I have come to the conclution that Gordon and his closed circle of freinds are a bunch of Fascists.

[Nina]

You only have 3 political parties? 

[Rodney]

http://www.elections.bc.ca/reg/polpartiesreg.htm

[Fish Assassin]

Nina: Believe it or not we have 45 parties running for office this Tuesday. Not all of them are running a full slate of candidates. There are only two (2) parties that has a realistic chance of forming the next government: Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party.

http://www.elections.bc.ca/reg/polpartiesreg.htm

[Nina]

Nina: Believe it or not we have 45 parties running for office this Tuesday. Not all of them are running a full slate of candidates. There are only two (2) parties that has a realistic chance of forming the next government: Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party.

http://www.elections.bc.ca/reg/polpartiesreg.htm

Thanks 

Those are some funny names. We have a Centre Democratic Party in Denmark too.

So how does it work? Only one party in power? I don't know much about politics.....

[Fish Assassin]

The party with the majority will form the next government. 50% + 1

[Nina]

The party with the majority will form the next government. 50% + 1

yeah, but what, for example, if it is divided 20 %, 30 %, 40 % and 10 % between different parties? 

[rerigger]

that doesn't matter
thats why i am looking at stv

[Eagleye]

In my opinion STV is the most important vote in the upcoming election.  If it gets in we can start voting for parties instead of against them. Hence my reason for voting NDP this time round.  In the last election 54% of the population voted for the Liberals  which gave them 77 of the 79 seats (a majority govenrment.) What about the other 46% of the population who was left unrepresented.  With the STV system every vote counts.  The way things are now,  a vote for any party other than the Liberals or NDP is a wasted vote.  With the STV everyone will be represented by government and governments will have to work together to form unified decisions instead of pleasing their associates and financial backers. here are some links that explain how stv works:

http://www.understandingstv.ca/index.html

http://bcelectoralreform.ca/

http://fairvotingbc.com/

http://www.bcstv.ca/