Finally got around to doing the 2017 BC election as under the Dual Electoral System. Out of the 87 ridings you have the following as the top two candidates in each.
|
Top two |
Lib / NDP |
NDP / Green |
Lib / Green |
Lib / Ind |
|
Ridings |
76 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
The following are the 11 ridings that were not Liberal / NDP as the top two candidates.
NDP / Green (7): Nelson-Creston, New Westminster, Vancouver-Mount Pleasent, Cowichan valley, Saanich North and the Islands, Victoria-Beacon Hills, Victoria-Swan Lake
Liberal / Green (2): West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Liberal / Independent (2):
Peace River North elects a Liberal (Dan Davies) and Bob Fedderly.
Delta South elects a Liberal (Ian Paton) and Nicholas Wong.
I made the assumption that 80% of the Green vote would go to the NDP and the rest splits 50 / 50 where it’s the Liberal / NDP elected. The NDP vote goes Green and the Liberal goes 67% NDP and 33% Green. For the Independents they get all the NDP and Green vote the rest splits 50 / 50. The results are below.
|
Parties |
Seats |
Pop vote |
Dual Seats |
Dual leg votes |
|
Liberal |
43 (49%) |
40% |
80 (46%) |
42% |
|
NDP |
41 (47%) |
40% |
83 (48%) |
51% |
|
Green |
3 (3%) |
17% |
9 (5%) |
6% |
|
Ind |
0 (0%) |
3% |
2 (1%) |
1% |
As stated in earlier posts, you can try it, before you buy it. The BC legislature forms the Assembly advisory council of 174 members with 2 from each riding. These being the top two candidates in each. All the other candidates transfer their votes to one of these candidates in their riding. In regular session each member has one vote. In legislative session each member has a number of votes equal to their popular vote plus any popular vote won by a candidate in their riding that got transferred to them. The advisory council in regular session advises the BC Assembly on procedural votes. The Council in legislative session advises the Assembly on whether to pass or defeat a bill up for a final vote.
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