The stv system proposed in BC was regionally based. The bigger the region, the more likely that the proportional inclinations of stv are stripped back to FPTP.

Were you thinking more along the lines of The Preferential ballot system in Australia, as they don't have regions?

 (If I make a statement which is factually incorrect, please don't hesitate to correct me.)

Brian Topp: Our friends on the blue team seem to mostly focus on sticks, and not so much on carrots. ;)