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Post by Georg Ebner on Dec 1, 2015 0:33:29 GMT
The Tories lost their last fortress (SKP, YP, "Lib." in QC and BC not counted of course). 60:30:10. Rather many seats for them (5-7).
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Post by Georg Ebner on Dec 1, 2015 2:35:08 GMT
Percentages 57:30:12 result in 31:7:2 seats.
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Post by Georg Ebner on Dec 1, 2015 2:40:30 GMT
Certainly no surprise, the Tories have governed for 12 years, the Liberals 10 after 13 of their opponents a.s.o.
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Post by maxque on Dec 1, 2015 3:20:19 GMT
Liberals have terrifying results in their rural West Newfoundland stronghold, including a 97% win in Burgeo-La Poile (97 Lab, 2 PC, 1 NDP) or in votes Lab 3998, PC 93, NDP 53.
I doubt there is victories that big in any democracy (not even in Knowsley local elections).
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Post by Sibboleth on Dec 1, 2015 18:37:48 GMT
Yeah, this looks like a 'normal' Newfie 'Liberal' landslide rather than Destroys All Life On Earth.
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Post by Khunanup on Dec 2, 2015 0:04:17 GMT
Liberals have terrifying results in their rural West Newfoundland stronghold, including a 97% win in Burgeo-La Poile (97 Lab, 2 PC, 1 NDP) or in votes Lab 3998, PC 93, NDP 53. I doubt there is victories that big in any democracy (not even in Knowsley local elections). Two 93% vote shares for them in Labrador as well (Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair & Torngat Mountains). Two candidates who were MPs until October had differing fortunes yesterday. Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte Liberal MP Gerry Byrne who stood down at the federal election was easily elected for the N&L Libs in the 'merged' riding of Corner Brook with 67% of the vote. Maverick ex-NDP MP Ryan Cleary, who lost by 9,500 to the Liberals in St. John's South—Mount Pearl in October, bizarrely switched to the N&L PCs for this election and got soundly beaten in the new Windsor Lake riding garnering only 20% compared to the winning Liberal's 66%. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Dec 4, 2015 22:59:52 GMT
In the speech from the throne, the new Liberal government has pledged to make 2015 the last Canadian election which uses first past the post.
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Post by johnloony on Dec 5, 2015 4:33:50 GMT
In the speech from the throne, the new Liberal government has pledged to make 2015 the last Canadian election which uses first past the post. That's a bit surprising, because the main parties in Canada seem to have been attached to the idea that they can still win majorities under FPTP in the long term. Have they said which other system they prefer? |
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Post by jamie on Dec 5, 2015 8:22:14 GMT
In the speech from the throne, the new Liberal government has pledged to make 2015 the last Canadian election which uses first past the post. That's a bit surprising, because the main parties in Canada seem to have been attached to the idea that they can still win majorities under FPTP in the long term. Have they said which other system they prefer? There was a 'anyone but Conservative' tactical voting at the last election as they were so unpopular, so maybe the Liberals realise that they could always remain in government as part of a larger block of parties including the NDP and the Greens, usually as the senior part of a coalition. |
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Post by Khunanup on Dec 5, 2015 11:39:45 GMT
In the speech from the throne, the new Liberal government has pledged to make 2015 the last Canadian election which uses first past the post. That's a bit surprising, because the main parties in Canada seem to have been attached to the idea that they can still win majorities under FPTP in the long term. Have they said which other system they prefer? It was in the Liberal Party's manifesto. They didn't specify which system they would prefer to replace it, instead form an all party committee to come up with proposals: www.liberal.ca/realchange/electoral-reform/ |
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Post by Georg Ebner on Apr 5, 2016 1:37:17 GMT
Saskatchewan is - according to all pollsters - reelecting SP (60%, 30% for NDP).
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Post by Foggy on Apr 5, 2016 2:07:21 GMT
Yeah, Sask has been the least interesting of all Provinces for the last few elections cycles. Manitoba should be more exciting in a couple of weeks.
I don't think there are any major municipal races scheduled this year, but the Yukon will hold a legislative election in the autumn.
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Post by Georg Ebner on Apr 5, 2016 3:38:32 GMT
With most boxes counted it stands 63.5:29.0.
48:13 seats, so 3 gains for NDP, quite good with those percentages; still, their leader is behind presently.
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Post by Georg Ebner on Apr 5, 2016 5:50:33 GMT
With some votes uncounted we are at:
51 : 10 (+/-2 both, thus no NetChange)
62.5 : 30.3 (-1.7 both, so no swing)
And the OppositionLeader has indeed lost his seat.
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Post by Sibboleth on Apr 5, 2016 8:44:20 GMT
A sloppy and unprofessional campaign was punished; annoying given that the opportunity for solid gains was actually there. Silver lining: a seat picked up in Prince Albert.
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Post by Sibboleth on Apr 5, 2016 14:13:13 GMT
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Post by Sibboleth on Apr 5, 2016 22:30:04 GMT
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Post by maxque on Apr 10, 2016 19:22:44 GMT
Canadian NDP knifes Thomas Mulcair (their leader), 52% of delegates at the NDP Convention vote for a leadership race.
Most likely punished for trying to put the party closer to the centre (which was an error because Liberals did move to the left at the same time, leaving both parties trying to cater to the exact same position, and, obviously, Liberal machine is stronger).
Centrism in left-wing parties is not popular around the world too, see Sanders or Corbyn.
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Post by The Bishop on Apr 20, 2016 10:01:44 GMT
That's actually a better result for the NDP (in seat terms at least) than it might have been.
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Post by Sibboleth on Apr 20, 2016 14:45:40 GMT
Well its better than it was looking last year, yes. Still a terrible result and they've lost a bunch of places they have no business losing. On the bright side (however) the new government is likely to be a trainwreck so expect them to be back next time around...
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