Polarized Politics & STV

As I have said earlier the history of BC politics is polarized into two camps - NDP & Non-NDP. How would STV affect this polarization?

This polarization has existed for along time. The Liberal Party has been in power for the last few elections. This has occurred because the provincial Conservatives and the Liberals have formed a alliance to keep the NDP from power. In the last year or so the Liberal Party has come under a lot of HEAT, with the HST issue being a major spark to their political problems. This alliance has been falling apart, and the provincial Conservatives are planning to run their own candidates in the 2013 election. With the FPTP system this could easily mean a NDP government in 2013. What would happen if we had the STV system in place?

With the current system (FPTP) it is the POLITICIANS that decide what ALLIANCES are created and when. A Conservative Candidate will decide to run as a Conservative or a Liberal. This can be very confusing to the VOTER, one does not really know if one is voting for a Liberal or a Conservative.

With the STV system it is the VOTER that will decide what ALLIANCE they wish to make. As a Party is dropped from the ballot, with the lease votes, the VOTERS for that Party will decide who they will Alley with. Each PARTY can stay true to their own PRINCIPALS, and not have to have internal struggles to satisfy some sort of ALLIANCE. This makes it much easier for the VOTER to know what PARTY they are voting for.

The 4 main PARTIES in BC are - NDP, Liberal, Conservative, Green, with other minor PARTIES and independents.  If the PARTY needs to reach the 50% +1 to WIN, it will probably still come down to one of two choices. IT IS THE VOTER THAT WILL DECIDE.

In a POLARIZED POLITICAL environment the STV system puts the POWER of forming ALLIANCES within the VOTER as opposed to the POLITICIAN.  THE VOTER WINS!