HST Petition Drive Starts Tomorrow

BC Elections 2013 Website has an interesting Post on the HST Target requirement by riding.

The necessary number of signatures required per electoral distinct is 10% of registered voters. I have used the post May-2009 election numbers for the count of registered voters, however, in the 11 months between the election and now there will have been some changes to the registered voters list which means this list is only approximate:

Electoral district ---Req'd- Current MLA

• Vernon-Monashee-- 4,496--- LIB
• Kelowna-Lake Country 4,159 LIB
• Kelowna-Mission 4,193 LIB
• Kamloops-North Thompson 3,753 LIB
• Kamloops-South Thompson 4,020 LIB
• Penticton 4,159 LIB
• Shuswap 3,995 LIB
• Westside-Kelowna 4,068 LIB

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2009 Election Results:

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
BC Liberal	Eric Foster	9015	37.3
NDP	Mark Olsen	7698	31.8
Green	Huguette Allen	4029	16.7
Conservative	Dean Skoreyko	1972	8.2
No Affiliation	Gordon Campbell	1397	5.8
Refed BC	RJ Busch	76	0.3
Total / Turnout		24187	53.8

24187/53.8 x 10 = 4496
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Voting Turnout - 2009 General Election (elections B.C.)

2009 Voting results by voting area Elections BC
Vernon-Monashee Registered Voters 45,410.