Steven Wright once said. “The book I'm writing is really coming along. I’ve got all the page numbers finished!”

We are doing one better than that. We have the Table of Contents finished if not, alas, all the contents. Any section, or sub-section, with a RED title is not available at this time: but will be posted in the near future.

The reader will also note some repetition both in the Treatise and with the Pot-pourri. This acknowledges that it unlikely that a reader will go from ‘cover to cover’ and hence repetition is an attempt to introduce a measure of self-containment to sections.

The Treatise Table of Contents follows.

The Single Transferable Vote (STV)
The Proposed Electoral System
for
British Columbia

A Treatise
By
STV? NoThankYou! Educational Association

Treatise: “Written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject”

Table of Contents

Part A. Preamble.

A1. Background.

A2. Arrangement of Treatise Document.

A3. The Players.

A4. References.

A5. Nomenclature.

Part A of this Treatise is available to download as a PDF here.
 

Part B. STV: Vote Counting and Transfer.

B1. Overview.

B2. Brief History of STV.

B3. General Description of STV.

B4. Necessities for STV.
    B4.1 Multi-MLA Ridings.
    B4.2 Ballot for Numerical Ranking.
    B4.3 Formula for Quota.
    B4.4 Method of Vote Transfer.

B5. Vote Counting and Transfer.
    B5.1 Introduction & The Weighted Inclusive Gregory Method.
    B5.2 Eliminated Candidate Vote Distribution.
    B5.3 Initial Surplus Vote Transfer.
    B5.4 Consequential Surplus Vote Transfer.

Part C. The Case Against STV

C1. Overview

Part C1 of this Treatise is available to download as a PDF here.
 

C2. No One Wants STV!
    C2.1 Rejection and Repeal of STV
        .1 Countries:
        .2 Provinces/States
        .3 Canadian Municipalities
        .4 USA Municipalities
        .5 New Zealand Municipalities
        .6 Australian Federal Senate
        .7 Recommendations Against
    C2.2 Usage of STV
        .1 Ireland
        .2 Tasmania
        .3 Other

Part C2 of this Treatise is available to download as a PDF here.
 

C3.If STV is So Wonderful, Why the Deceit and Deception?
    C3.1 General
    C3.2 “Every” vote counts?
    C3.3 BC-STV A Custom Designed System?
    C3.4 Increase in Women MLAs?
    C3.5 Pie-chart?
    C3.6 Politicians don’t like STV?
    C3.7 Undermines power of parties?
    C3.8 STV a Proportional Representation System?
    C3.9 No safe seats?
    C3.10 Concealment of WIGM; selected vote transfer method.

Part C3 of this Treatise is available to download as a PDF here.
 

C4. Personal attacks on ‘No’ Folks

C5.The Citizens’ Assembly; a Noble but Flawed Experiment
    C5.1 Random selection!
    C5.2 Qualifications.
    C5.3 Gradation
    C5.4 Learning Phase & Issuance of “Bible”
    C5.5 Assembly Staff and Biased Influence
    C5.6 Biased Input to Deliberation Phase.
    C5.7 Selection of Final Presenters
    C5.8 Anti Green Party
    C5.9 The Influence of the Chairman
    C5.10 The Influence of Prof. David Farrell
    C5.11 The Biased Referendum Question

C6. The Assembly Reports; an E-minus Grade

C7.    How MMP Got Sucker Punched

C8. Miscellaneous
    C8.1 Weather vane advocates of STV
    C8.2 Some STV Abnormalities
    C8.3 FPTP Does Not Require a Defence
    C8.4 The Curious Mr. Nick Loenen