Talking BC-STV in Northern BC - Bruce Hallsor

Bruce Hallsor, Shoni Field and Nick Loenen have been touring around British Columbia, telling people from Terrace to Trail about BC-STV, and building support for the Yes side in the referendum. Here is Bruce's latest note, as he leaves for northern BC:

I am off to Prince Rupert Now for a start of my six city quick tour across the North.  I always look forward to going back to my hometown.  I am especially excited this time because I know that STV will be especially good for northern and rural voters, who are the most left behind in our current system.  Instead of 85 seats, of which nearly 2/3 are in the lower mainland or south Island, under STV the province will be split into 20 seats, with each one having a single swing seat. 

Because the northern and interior seats have a lower district magnitude than the others, the 9 seats outside of urban areas will have basically the same clout as the 11 seats in
urban British Columbia.  This will mean that political parties will no longer be able to take the north and interior for granted.  A three seat riding in Prince George, with one swing seat, will all of a sudden carry the same weight to political parties as a six member riding in Vancouver, which will also have only one swing seat.  STV will restore a voice to communities across the province who have felt increasingly marginalized in the last 20 years.