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Originally Posted by Red Mile Style
But it almost did pass in BC, it needed 2/3 and it got close to 65% if I remember correctly.
Federally, the NDP would benefit the most from some sort of proportional representation system (and the Greens - which makes me not want to support it) and as Flash said, the NDP is the only party that actually has it on their agenda. I personally do not see how the NDP by itself could influence 65% of the voting populace of BC into not voting for it.
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I'm really not an authority on STV, but I've talked to Hakan about it previously, so hopefully he stops by for a post or two in this thread. I don't feel I should really comment until I look up my notes.
buuuuuuuuuuuttttttttttt...................I DO know one of the reasons the NDP isn't really that enthusiastic about it is that the green vote could really affect the NDP, more adversely than any other party. The NDP receives a lot of support because of their Environmental platform, something that until last election really had no rival. The greens had good intentions, but nothing substantial in terms of a platform. Now they are more organized, and while I wouldn't vote for them, despite seeing myself as somewhat of an environmentalist, I can certainly understand NDP hesitation to include the green party as a viable political entity.