Miranda Wang from Magee Secondary represented the more than 60,000 students who cast ballots     on Student Vote Day, by announcing the results on CBC.

    The results presented were preliminary. The final tallies can be viewed here.

STUDENTS ELECT NDP MAJORITY GOVERNMENT; REJECT BC-STV

Students in 454 schools across the province cast ballots on Student Vote Day, May 11th 2009.  More than 60,000 votes were cast by British Columbians under the voting age in elementary, middle and secondary schools.

The BC NDP took 46 seats to form a majority government with the BC Liberals forming the official opposition with 24 candidates elected.  The Green Party had a strong showing, winning 12 districts and the support of more than a quarter of all votes cast.

Students rejected BC-STV on the referendum ballot question with 56% opting to maintain the First-Past-the-Post electoral system.  Student voters in only 17 electoral districts voted in favour of the reform.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF STUDENT VOTE BC 2009

FOR COMMENT ON RESULT OUTCOMES, PLEASE CONTACT US:

call 1.866.488.8775

or

email steve@studentvote.ca

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    Miranda Wang from Magee Secondary prepares to announce the results of Student Vote BC 2009       live on CBC’s Election Night broadcast

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL PHOTOS FROM BEHIND THE SCENES AT CBC ON ELECTION NIGHT

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