If people wanted STV they could have voted for it in the referendum last year. Instead it went down in flames.
Yes, I think interest for reform in Liberal Party circles shot up after Glen Clark won a phony-baloney majority in 1996. What an outrage it must have been for Liberal Party supporters that the NDP took 39 seats with under 40% of the vote while Liberals won the popular vote count. Of course, after winning a phony-majority of their own in 2005 and prospects for another in 2009, it looks like interest in electoral reform among Liberal Party supporters dropped off somewhat. Electoral reform has to be supported by a majority of voters and political leaders in order for it to have sustained popularity in time for a referendum. Timing and political will is everything.