STV

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – The fruits and veggies theory of transferable vote

August 24, 2018 // 4 Comments

Originally published May 2, 2009 in The Kamloops Daily News. IN 2005, I VOTED against BC-STV because I didn’t understand it. In 2009, I will vote against BC-STV because I [Continue]

FEATURED COMMENT – Proportional representation’s ship will come in

April 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

Re: Editorial, ‘Proportional representation’s ship has sailed” While I normally agree with your “take” on political matters, this op-ed piece provoked [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Proportional representation’s ship has sailed

April 20, 2017 // 4 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHY IS IT that B.C. politicians think they have to keep promising to change the electoral system in this province? In [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The fruits and veggies theory of proportional representation

October 10, 2016 // 10 Comments

I first published this column on May 2, 2009 in The Kamloops Daily News with respect to the B.C. referendum on the Single Transferable Vote. I believe it still has relevance [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER — Flogging the poor prop-rep horse

February 14, 2015 // 6 Comments

COLUMN — In May 2009, I wrote a column about the Single Transferable Vote. I likened it to buying fruits and veggies at a super market and tossing them into a blender. [Continue]