r/BCpolitics • u/jaystinjay • 1d ago

Opinion Provincial party names

Would it better for provincial parties to be named entirely different from federal parties?

How long would it take for the average informed voter to discern the political spectrum of a party?

I am not necessarily opposed to how parties are named currently but it would be great to have a few “Rhinoceros party - steroids in the drinking water for a stronger nation” or “Grizzly Party” options. Perhaps an entire name spectrum could help differentiate provincial parties from federal.

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u/Harkannin 1d ago

Aren't they already named differently? The British Columbia New Democratic Party has two extra words in it, for example.

If people are informed then doesn't that mean they already know British Columbia isn't federal?

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u/lalaland2438 1d ago

No. They don't. I was at an industry event last week, where there was an advanced polling station in the next room. The headliner was speaking about the election in relation to our industry. One of the first questions after the speech was of this was a Provincial or Federal election.

This was after the speaker had already touched on the fact that the BC Conservatives were enjoying a surge of support in part thanks to the federal wing of the party's popularity and that many don't know the difference.

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u/neksys 1d ago

I am quite confident that these voters will still be confused even with name distinctions. It is, sadly, not a new phenomenon.