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Student Vote Day 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 __________ NEWS ARTICLES Voter’s of the future choose NDP | Times-Colonist Students vote in their own election | Vancouver Sun
Miranda Wang from Magee Secondary prepares to announce the results of Student Vote BC 2009 live on CBC’s Election Night broadcast Posted in Campaign News | Leave Comments » Sir Charles Tupper Secondary | Vancouver Students at Sir Charles Tupper attend a debate on the Referendum on Electoral Reform APRIL 27, 2009 Sir Charles Tupper Secondary in Vancouver was the host of a debate over the Referendum on Electoral Reform. Social Studies classes met in the auditorium to hear from representatives from the BC-STV campaign and the No-STV campaign. One student described the event like this: “We had two representatives come in. One was representing people who were for the new BC-STV voting system. One was representing people who were against it. And they had a debate and various rebuttals and questions and we got a better picture of exactly how each system works; the pros and cons.” Students lined up at a podium to ask questions. “My question was, because right now we have one representative per district and if you have a problem or issue, you can talk to them. If BC-STV won, we would have 5 or 6, who would we talk to because it would be split up between them?” said one student. The representative for the BC-STV campaign, James Roy, summed up the day like this: “What we were trying to do is increase awareness of the unfairness of the current electoral system, how often times your vote is wasted, it doesn’t count, the results are not proportional, the legislature really doesn’t look like the province and the corresponding result that has for policy. “The questions were fantastic. These kids really new what they were talking about… They were very well informed questions. They were curious. We hope the result is this good everywhere.” David Schrek, the representative from the No-STV campaign, told us he was “trying to urge people to reject STV. It’s not real reform. It’s a complicated system that would make politics worse, not better. The questions were absolutely excellent. The students obviously know what they are talking about and they had good, to-the-point questions.” CLICK HERE TO SEE SIR CHARLES TUPPER SECONDARY’S ELECTION RESULTS
David Schreck answers a question posed by a student at Sir Charles Tupper Secondary
James Roy responds to a students question at Sir Charles Tupper Secondary
Students line up to ask questions during a debate over the Referendum on Electoral Reform Posted in Campaign News, Referendum on Electoral Reform, School Profiles | Leave Comments » Walnut Road Elementary | Surrey
Students in the Grade 5 class at Walnut Road Elementary in Surrey MAY 20, 2009 Walnut Road Elementary is a small school in the Surrey-Fleetwood riding. Patti A. Ellis is the school’s Student Vote Team Leader. With her Grade 5 class, she organized the month long campaign and the Student Vote Day voting station where 185 students cast ballots. During a visit to the school, students met with Steve Goetz, the Student Vote Senior Correspondent, to discuss democracy, elections, leadership and issues being debated in the campaign. The students were exceptionally well informed and prepared for Student Vote Day. When asked whether they had been discussing the election at home, many students had watched the leaders’ debate with their parents and discussed the different political parties seeking office. One student’s parents were relying on him to provide context to the ballot question. Being a family of new citizens, the young man was learning important information about the election and sharing it with his parents so they would be more confident in casting their ballots. Mrs. Ellis first participated with Student Vote during the 2008 Federal Election. She had this to say in an email to Student Vote following the completion of the BC project: “ I have taught for 27 years and have always struggled with the Government part of the Grade 5 Social Studies curriculum. I wanted to change my own attitude and set it as a personal and professional goal to excite my students about our democratic rights and responsibilties. “We took on the Student Vote project, learning and organizing together. This has helped me immensely. The experience completely changed my attitude and approach to the curriculum. “Along with all the materials, support and my renewed attitude, I know my students will exercise their right and that they get it! I think their knowledge now is better than the majority of adults I know…very exciting!” CLICK HERE TO SEE WALNUT ROAD ELEMENTARY’S ELECTION RESULTS
A bulletin board devoted to the election campaign outside Mrs. Ellis’s classroom
Patti A Ellis | Grade 5 Teacher
The Student Vote BC poster in the hallway at Walnut Road Elementary Posted in School Profiles | Leave Comments » Teacher Profile - Patti A. Ellis
” I have taught for 27 years and have always struggled with the Government part of the Grade 5 Social Studies curriculum. I wanted to change my own attitude and set it as a personal and professional goal to excite my students about our democratic rights and responsibilties. We took on the Student Vote project, learning and organizing together. This has helped me immensely. The experience completely changed my attitude and approach to the curriculum. Along with all the materials, support and my renewed attitude, I know my students will exercise their right and that they get it! I think their knowledge now is better than the majority of adults I know…very exciting!” Patti A. Ellis Walnut Road Elementary
Surrey, BC Electoral District: Surrey-Fleetwood Posted in Teacher Profiles | Leave Comments » Student Vote Day 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 __________ NEWS ARTICLES Voter’s of the future choose NDP | Times-Colonist Students vote in their own election | Vancouver Sun
Miranda Wang from Magee Secondary prepares to announce the results of Student Vote BC 2009 live on CBC’s Election Night broadcast Posted in Campaign News | Leave Comments » Teacher Profile - Sylvia Dakin Mme. Sylvia Dakin Ecole Puntledge Park Elementary Courtenay, BC Electoral District - Comox Valley Posted in Teacher Profiles | 3 Comments » Who Should Be The Next Premier?
On Student Vote Day, you will have the opportunity to cast a ballot for the local candidate in your electoral district. But the way you vote will also decide who will lead the government. The leader of the party whose candidates win the most seats will become the Premier for the next four years. So. Who should be the next Premier?
In a series of posts, I will be introducing the three frontrunners, offering biographical information, links to relevant news articles, their party platforms, interviews and more. As you are making your decision, keep in mind that your vote will determine more than your local representative.
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The choice of who leads this province is up to you!
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__________ Note: This is a post that appears on the student site as part of our resources for students. Please direct your students to visit the site to find everything they need in advance of Student Vote Day. Posted in Campaign News | Leave Comments » Introducing Gordon Campbell
Gordon Campbell is the leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party and the current Premier of the province. Before being elected Premier, he was the Official Opposition Leader, the Mayor of Vancouver, and before that a teacher in Nigeria. Mr. Campbell was born in Vancouver. He has been married to his wife Nancy for 38 years and has two sons. He studied at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and Simon Fraser University. Some of the achievements the Premier is most proud of include:
NEWS ARTICLES Who Is Gordon Campbell 3.0? | The Tyee Campbell enjoying self outside campaign bubble | Canwest News Service FROM GORDON CAMPBELL Gordon Campbell: B.C. has come a long way in the past eight years | Letter in Vancouver Sun Gordon Campbell’s Bio at Liberal Website HOW TO CONNECT WITH THE PREMIER __________ Note: This is a post that appears on the student site as part of our resources for students. Please direct your students to visit the site to find everything they need in advance of Student Vote Day. It will be updated regularly as we have more material to share! Posted in Campaign News, Party Leaders | Leave Comments » Introducing Carole James
Carole James is the leader of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia and the current Leader of the Official Opposition. Before being elected Leader of the NDP, Mrs. James was the Director of Child and Family Services for Carrier Sekani Family Services, an agency serving First Nations communities throughout the North in the area of child welfare. Before that, she worked for the government leading the development of a province-wide child care program, was the President of the BC School Trustee Association, and a school trustee in Greater Victoria for 11 years. Mrs. James was born in England and emigrated to Canada at a young age. She lives in Victoria with her husband and has a son and a daughter. As NDP Leader during the 2005 election, Mrs. James led the party to win 33 seats, up from only 2 in 2001. As Opposition Leader, she has worked to build a ‘compassionate and fiscally responsible’ alternative to the Liberals. She is proud that her party has spoken out for ‘average British Columbians’ including seniors, working people and the taxpayer. As part of her ‘far-reaching agenda for change’, Mrs. James would like to:
NEWS ARTICLES As leader of the fractious NDP, James does not lack toughness | Vancouver Sun Growing up in the 70s, campaigning in 2009 | The Globe and Mail FROM CAROLE JAMES Carole James’ Bio at NDP Website HOW TO CONNECT WITH THE NDP LEADER __________ Note: This is a post that appears on the student site as part of our resources for students. Please direct your students to visit the site to find everything they need in advance of Student Vote Day. It will be updated regularly as we have more material to share! Posted in Campaign News, Party Leaders | 2 Comments » Introducing Jane Sterk
Jane Sterk is the Leader of the Green Party of British Columbia and candidate for the riding of Esquimalt-Royal Roads. Before being elected to lead the party, Mrs. Sterk was a councillor in the Township of Esquimalt, a federal Green Party candidate, a professor at University Canada West where she teaches MBA courses in Business Environment and Organizational Behaviour, has owned a retail business in the computer industry, worked as a psychologist in private practice and the public health system, and as a public school teacher. Mrs. Sterk is married to husband John, is the mother of two grown sons and the grandmother of two. She has a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and a Masters in Education Her experience, commitment and understanding she brings as leader stem from her success in business, politics, government and education. NEWS ARTICLES Bill Good interviews Green Party Leader | CTV Carbon tax a good start, Green leader says | BC Local News FROM JANE STERK Jane Sterk’s Bio at Green Website HOW TO CONNECT WITH THE GREEN LEADER __________ Note: This is a post that appears on the student site as part of our resources for students. Please direct your students to visit the site to find everything they need in advance of Student Vote Day. It will be updated regularly as we have more material to share! Posted in Campaign News, Party Leaders | 1 Comment » |
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