British Columbia elects a new Legislative Assembly on May 14. Currently the party line-up is 45 Liberals, 36 New Democrats, and 4 independents. At the upcoming election, those two parties, plus the Conservative Party and the Green Party, have candidates in a majority of districts.
The Green Party hopes to elect at least four members, which would enable it to have a recognized caucus in the Assembly. See the Green Party’s goals here.
Candidates get on the ballot by paying a fee. The deadline was April 26, which is only 17 days before the election itself.
The minority rule in the various gerrymander regimes in Canada is even worse than in the USA.
i.e. about 20 percent minority rule by the winning oligarchs in 1 party or a coalition (as in the UK in the 2010 UK election).
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P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
Are these single-member plurality elections?
#2, yes.
#2, Yes. British Columbia voters have twice voted down proposals to switch to STV.