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Post by maxque on May 10, 2017 16:45:36 GMT
What an appalling remark. I mean, we talk of the guy who mentions when he talks about someone in the Austrian thread if they are Jewish. Apparently, absentee votes won't be counted for 2 weeks. |
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Post by maxque on May 27, 2017 23:22:18 GMT
Scheer: former Speaker, mainstream Conservative, slightly socially Conservative.
Bernier: Heavily Libertarian.
One of the main issues of the campaign was supply management for farm products, its abolition is the main plank of Bernier, it's very strongly opposed by farmers.
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Post by maxque on May 27, 2017 23:43:50 GMT
An additionnal note, pjones %ages are not %ages of votes, but of points.
Every constituency is worth 100 points, the vote in the riding is calculated on 100. So, if a constituency has 20 votes, each vote is 5 points, 33 votes, 3.33 points, 100 votes, 1 point, 1000 votes, 0.1 points, etc...
It was the condition PC put, years ago, to the Alliance-PC merger.
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Post by maxque on May 27, 2017 23:57:52 GMT
An additionnal note, pjones %ages are not %ages of votes, but of points. Every constituency is worth 100 points, the vote in the riding is calculated on 100. So, if a constituency has 20 votes, each vote is 5 points, 33 votes, 3.33 points, 100 votes, 1 point, 1000 votes, 0.1 points, etc... It was the condition PC put, years ago, to the Alliance-PC merger. I'm amused to notice on every round of the results in Nunavut that all the results are multiples of 6.25. Evidently they've just got 16 CPC voters in their voting center there. Well, it's postal voting, but the point stand. Same thing, my riding obviously has 27 voters. Their numbers are really low in some parts of Canada (true for all parties, I would add). |
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Post by maxque on May 28, 2017 0:29:19 GMT
Indeed, pro-life, but unlikely to push the issue himself (but, also, unlikely to stop back backbenchers trying).
Analysis of his record will also show a big hole from 2011 to 2015, he was the Speaker then.
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Post by Foggy on May 30, 2017 4:47:59 GMT
In a farce of a provincial by-election with no PQ candidate in the Montréal riding of Gouin, the Québec Solidaire candidate held the seat vacated by Françoise David with a provisional 69.2% of the vote on a 32.7% turnout. The PLQ finished a distant second on 8.9% and the risible Option Nationale were third on 7.9%. There were 10 further candidates winning fewer than 1,000 votes each, including two independents, the sacrificial lamb for the CAQ and the 'leader' of the Québec Green Party.
There is, more importantly and less pathetically, a general election to be held in Nova Scotia today, with the latest polls favouring a continued Liberal majority – though there remains a small chance they may fall into minority territory.
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Post by Foggy on May 30, 2017 20:21:36 GMT
There is, more importantly and less pathetically, a general election to be held in Nova Scotia today, with the latest polls favouring a continued Liberal majority – though there remains a small chance they may fall into minority territory. Some of the more recent polls have shown a three-horse race developing. Nova Scotia has had minority governments relatively recently, in 1998-99 (Liberal) and 2003-2009 (Conservative). Yes, but the poll aggregators weight heavily towards just the last couple of polls, which have shown the Liberals pulling ahead by enough to be in majority territory. I think the latter of those minority governments technically started with a majority of 1 seat under Bernard Lord. |
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Post by maxque on May 30, 2017 21:08:14 GMT
Some of the more recent polls have shown a three-horse race developing. Nova Scotia has had minority governments relatively recently, in 1998-99 (Liberal) and 2003-2009 (Conservative). Yes, but the poll aggregators weight heavily towards just the last couple of polls, which have shown the Liberals pulling ahead by enough to be in majority territory. I think the latter of those minority governments technically started with a majority of 1 seat under Bernard Lord. Slight confusion, Bernard Lord indeed had a 1 seat majority in 2003 (and appointed NDP leader as Speaker to get it bigger), but it is in New Brunswick, not Nova Scotia. In fact, if Liberals get another majority government, it will be the first time since 1988 than a party have to majority governments in a row (1978-1993 was 4 PC majorities in a row). |
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Post by Foggy on May 30, 2017 22:20:09 GMT
Yes, but the poll aggregators weight heavily towards just the last couple of polls, which have shown the Liberals pulling ahead by enough to be in majority territory. I think the latter of those minority governments technically started with a majority of 1 seat under Bernard Lord. Slight confusion, Bernard Lord indeed had a 1 seat majority in 2003 (and appointed NDP leader as Speaker to get it bigger), but it is in New Brunswick, not Nova Scotia. Whoops! In my defence, the two Provinces used to be a single colony, and struggle economically partly because they are small and separate jurisdictions nowadays. |
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Post by Georg Ebner on May 31, 2017 1:06:28 GMT
NovaScotia:
Most votes are counted, with a surprising OutCome:
The Liberals are - not unexpected - around 25-26 of 51 seats.
But PC - who ran more as Progressives than Conservatives - will have gotten roughly the same VoteShare! They have huge leads in their held seats, strong improvements in (ex)industrial CapBreton and "metropolitan" Halifax, less so in rural areas of the MainIsland.
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Post by Foggy on May 31, 2017 1:40:50 GMT
The provisional result looks to be Liberal 23, Con 19, NDP 9. The Liberals seem to have won the popular vote on the day by 1-1.5% in the end.
Of course the PCs emphasised their 'progressive' side, since the Liberals had boasted of trying to pay down the deficit and teachers and nurses appeared to be angriest at the incumbent government and its policies.
Worth noting that the NDP – who should've been able to make more political capital out of the current Premier's woes – actually fell from second to (a distant) third place in the popular vote, although they made a slight comeback in terms of seats.
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Post by Georg Ebner on May 31, 2017 2:06:50 GMT
The provisional result looks to be Liberal 23, Con 19, NDP 9. The Liberals seem to have won the popular vote on the day by 1-1.5% in the end. Of course the PCs emphasised their 'progressive' side, since the Liberals had boasted of trying to pay down the deficit and teachers and nurses appeared to be angriest at the incumbent government and its policies. Worth noting that the NDP – who should've been able to make more political capital out of the current Premier's woes – actually fell from second to (a distant) third place in the popular vote, although they made a slight comeback in terms of seats. Seems, that we 2 are here the sartores resarti?! |
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Post by Foggy on May 31, 2017 2:46:42 GMT
The provisional result looks to be Liberal 23, Con 19, NDP 9. The Liberals seem to have won the popular vote on the day by 1-1.5% in the end. Of course the PCs emphasised their 'progressive' side, since the Liberals had boasted of trying to pay down the deficit and teachers and nurses appeared to be angriest at the incumbent government and its policies. Worth noting that the NDP – who should've been able to make more political capital out of the current Premier's woes – actually fell from second to (a distant) third place in the popular vote, although they made a slight comeback in terms of seats. Seems, that we 2 are here the sartores resarti?! ?! I'm afraid you've lost me this time.  Anyway, I spoke too soon earlier. I thought it was finally safe to post when the seat count hadn't flipped for a while, but then the Liberals got one back so it's now 24-18-9. CBC isn't yet prepared to call 13 of the 51 ridings, including 4 where the NDP are ahead. Turnout was only 43%. EDIT: Okay, both words appear to have something to do with mending. Not sure how that's relevant. I only did 1 year of Latin at FE College as it wasn't offered at all at school. Use of terms lifted directly from Latin is really not that widespread here in case you haven't noticed, except perhaps if one is a botanist or lawyer.  If you can't find the English phrase, you're better off sticking to German (at least with me). Oh, and it now looks as if the NS Liberal Party will win the popular vote by 2.5 to 3 percentage points. |
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Post by Georg Ebner on May 31, 2017 3:54:40 GMT
Seems, that we 2 are here the sartores resarti?! ?! I'm afraid you've lost me this time. EDIT: Okay, both words appear to have something to do with mending. Not sure how that's relevant. I only did 1 year of Latin at FE College as it wasn't offered at all at school. Use of terms lifted directly from Latin is really not that widespread here in case you haven't noticed, except perhaps if one is a botanist or lawyer. If you can't find the English phrase, you're better off sticking to German (at least with me). "Sartor resartus" is the title of one of CARLYLE's books, portraying a german PanTheist meditating through the night aso. |
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Post by Georg Ebner on May 31, 2017 3:58:08 GMT
Liberals: according to CBC 22 seats are certain, in 5 they are leading, so 27.
VoteShare ~4% ahead.
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Post by Foggy on May 31, 2017 4:20:32 GMT
Was?! I'm afraid you've lost me this time. EDIT: Okay, both words appear to have something to do with mending. Not sure how that's relevant. I only did 1 year of Latin at FE College as it wasn't offered at all at school. Use of terms lifted directly from Latin is really not that widespread here in case you haven't noticed, except perhaps if one is a botanist or lawyer. If you can't find the English phrase, you're better off sticking to German (at least with me). "Sartor resartus" is the title of one of CARLYLE's books, portraying a german PanTheist meditating through the night aso. Ah, you and your obscure literary references! I find that one of the more impenetrable parts of Ebner-Englisch, I must say... but I did think from the context that the term might have referred to people who stay up late. (I would not recommend following Canadian elections as a way of meditating, though.) Liberals: according to CBC 22 seats are certain, in 5 they are leading, so 27. VoteShare ~4% ahead. Well, that was quite the turnaround. Funny how counting grinds to halt for a couple of hours in a handful of key seats when there are about 10% of polls left to report. Most Nova Scotians will have gone to bed expecting a minority government. |
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Post by carlton43 on May 31, 2017 9:44:34 GMT
Was?! I'm afraid you've lost me this time. EDIT: Okay, both words appear to have something to do with mending. Not sure how that's relevant. I only did 1 year of Latin at FE College as it wasn't offered at all at school. Use of terms lifted directly from Latin is really not that widespread here in case you haven't noticed, except perhaps if one is a botanist or lawyer. If you can't find the English phrase, you're better off sticking to German (at least with me). "Sartor resartus" is the title of one of CARLYLE's books, portraying a german PanTheist meditating through the night aso. Tailor made for the situation Georg. You never fail to impress with breadth of your reading. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on May 31, 2017 9:55:50 GMT
Was?! I'm afraid you've lost me this time. EDIT: Okay, both words appear to have something to do with mending. Not sure how that's relevant. I only did 1 year of Latin at FE College as it wasn't offered at all at school. Use of terms lifted directly from Latin is really not that widespread here in case you haven't noticed, except perhaps if one is a botanist or lawyer. If you can't find the English phrase, you're better off sticking to German (at least with me). "Sartor resartus" is the title of one of CARLYLE's books, portraying a german PanTheist meditating through the night aso. In 1906 the 'Review of Reviews' surveyed Labour MPs about their favourite books, and Carlyle's 'Sartor Resartus' was very frequently mentioned. |
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Post by Foggy on Jun 14, 2017 19:34:52 GMT
The NDP held a safe seat in a Manitoba provincial by-election yesterday. They got 44.4% of the vote in a Winnipeg-area seat where they'd managed over 65% at 3 of the past 4 general elections. There was an 11.5% swing to the Liberals on a 32.4% turnout. Tory, Green and Communist (!) vote shares all fell back slightly to the benefit of a new regionalist low-tax party.
I note that the winning candidate only received 1,534 votes in an urban riding with a population of more than 21,000. The PCs still have an absolute majority in the legislature despite this result.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2017 23:21:05 GMT
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If you can't find the English phrase, you're better off sticking to German (at least with me).