Khunanup
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Post by Khunanup on Oct 21, 2015 8:25:20 GMT
How many judicial recounts are we looking at this year? |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 21, 2015 8:41:25 GMT
I fear that this election sees the end of the PC tendency. Where now for the Red Tory in its true homeland? That ship sailed with the merger back in '03. Why do you think most of the Red Tories had quit? More clung on than you'd imagine. But clearly the death of the PC brand on a federal level has killed off any chance of a Tory revival in the Maritimes. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Oct 21, 2015 9:28:14 GMT
How many judicial recounts are we looking at this year? Judicial recounts if the election is decided by less than one in one thousand votes (ie 0.1% majority). Doesn't seem as though there are. The NDP gained Elmwood-Transcona by 51 votes which is 0.119%. The Liberals gained Edmonton Mill Woods by 80 votes which is 0.162%. The NDP also gained Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River by 70 votes which is 0.232%. |
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Khunanup
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Post by Khunanup on Oct 21, 2015 10:51:22 GMT
That ship sailed with the merger back in '03. Why do you think most of the Red Tories had quit? More clung on than you'd imagine. But clearly the death of the PC brand on a federal level has killed off any chance of a Tory revival in the Maritimes. I know there were a few, but it was only a matter of time. The Alliance/Reform takeover is now complete... |
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Khunanup
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Post by Khunanup on Oct 21, 2015 10:52:46 GMT
How many judicial recounts are we looking at this year? Judicial recounts if the election is decided by less than one in one thousand votes (ie 0.1% majority). Doesn't seem as though there are. The NDP gained Elmwood-Transcona by 51 votes which is 0.119%. The Liberals gained Edmonton Mill Woods by 80 votes which is 0.162%. The NDP also gained Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River by 70 votes which is 0.232%. Ah right, wasn't sure what the threshold was. |
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Khunanup
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Post by Khunanup on Oct 21, 2015 10:56:39 GMT
Just seen the Liberal manifesto. They've pledged that this will be the last election done under FPTP. Unlike Labour in '97 I think there's a better than good chance they'll follow through on it too as the electorate is so volatile, getting a majority next time could be very tricky. Among the postulated alternatives are PR and AV (or ranked voting as they call it).
'We are committed to ensuring that 2015 will be the last federal election conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system.
We will convene an all-party Parliamentary committee to review a wide variety of reforms, such as ranked ballots, proportional representation, mandatory voting, and online voting.
This committee will deliver its recommendations to Parliament. Within 18 months of forming government, we will introduce legislation to enact electoral reform.'
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Oct 21, 2015 11:06:40 GMT
Just seen the Liberal manifesto. They've pledged that this will be the last election done under FPTP. Unlike Labour in '97 I think there's a better than good chance they'll follow through on it Typical Liberal lie there. Labour in 1997 did not pledge to change the voting system. |
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Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on Oct 21, 2015 14:45:30 GMT
Regarding the Red Tories, some of them are literally Liberal MPs now. Though regarding the Maritimes in general if the Biebertrudeau government does anything to annoy them (as the Cretin government did) then the electorate there will turn on the Liberals without hesitation.
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Post by Merseymike on Oct 21, 2015 22:50:43 GMT
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Post by bolbridge on Oct 22, 2015 16:56:37 GMT
Thomas Mulcair is staying on as NDP leader. Pretty hard to justify, given he lost more seats since the last election that the NDP had ever previously won. www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/10/21/mulcair-ndp-long-haul_n_8351974.htmlMy favourite quote from this article: "I think it would be, frankly, foolhardy right now to be looking at a new leader and we should be consolidating the gains we made," Dewar said. "Particularly when you look at British Columbia, Saskatchewan, these were really important gains." |
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Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on Oct 22, 2015 17:39:41 GMT
Alternatively he can argue that he lead the party to one of its best ever results and could note how badly the NDP fell apart after their previous high water mark in 1988. The correct sentiment would be somewhere between, of course.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2015 18:09:37 GMT
TV coverage of the election night now up on YouTube:
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Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on Oct 22, 2015 22:53:47 GMT
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Post by maxque on Oct 22, 2015 23:09:35 GMT
Thomas Mulcair is staying on as NDP leader. Pretty hard to justify, given he lost more seats since the last election that the NDP had ever previously won. www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/10/21/mulcair-ndp-long-haul_n_8351974.htmlMy favourite quote from this article: "I think it would be, frankly, foolhardy right now to be looking at a new leader and we should be consolidating the gains we made," Dewar said. "Particularly when you look at British Columbia, Saskatchewan, these were really important gains." NDP never, never, never kicks out its leaders. A forgiveful bunch. |
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Post by bolbridge on Oct 22, 2015 23:22:21 GMT
Thomas Mulcair is staying on as NDP leader. Pretty hard to justify, given he lost more seats since the last election that the NDP had ever previously won. www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/10/21/mulcair-ndp-long-haul_n_8351974.htmlMy favourite quote from this article: "I think it would be, frankly, foolhardy right now to be looking at a new leader and we should be consolidating the gains we made," Dewar said. "Particularly when you look at British Columbia, Saskatchewan, these were really important gains." NDP never, never, never kicks out its leaders. A forgiveful bunch. That's so cute. |
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Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on Oct 23, 2015 0:53:19 GMT
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Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on Oct 25, 2015 1:32:07 GMT
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Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on Oct 25, 2015 1:32:23 GMT
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Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on Oct 25, 2015 1:33:15 GMT
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Georg Ebner
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Post by Georg Ebner on Oct 26, 2015 0:41:57 GMT
Formerly I was wondering, that BarbieBoy didn't get more approval from his French mates. Obviously obsolete.
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