Potvin's Argument of Bias

In an opinion piece published August 29th in the Vancouver Courier, Kevin Potvin argues that STV will favour the Liberal party. His argument is based on the assumptions that support for the Liberals is highest in the rural parts of the province and that smaller districts favour the Liberals; since the STV districts in the rural parts of the province are on average smaller than those in the more urban parts of the province, he concludes that STV will produce a structural bias in favour of the Liberals.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 15, 2007
VICTORIA -- Fair Voting BC President Bruce Hallsor welcomed the release of the Draft Electoral Boundaries Commission report today.