And the winner is …
From Elections Canada – National
| Cons. | Lib. | B.Q. | N.D.P. | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leading: | 124 | 103 | 51 | 29 | 1 | 308 |
| Popular vote (%): | 36.3 | 30.2 | 10.5 | 17.5 | 5.6 | 100 |
As you can see from the chart above, there was no majority winner. Not really even a minority with a party holding the “balance of power”. Technically, the BQ and the Conservatives represent a strong majority, but there’s no guarantee that the Bloc will always support the Tories. The NDP gained some ground—locally, in my riding and in Trinity-Spadina, the Liberal incumbent was defeated—but nothing really decisive. I figure we’re looking at another 18 months of screwing around with policies that the country really doesn’t want, but with a government that at least isn’t the last one.
I certainly hope the NDP will push for some electoral reform, in the way of proportional representation. I mean, they got 17.5% of the popular vote and 29 seats, where the Bloc only got 10.5% of the popular vote and a whopping 51 seats. It’s a little lop-sided, if you ask me.
Unfortunately, no Green Party candidates managed to win, but maybe they’ll get even more money and mount a more impressive campaign next time. And it seems interesting that in the highly contested region of Québec, an independent was elected.
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