POLITICS: Canada Votes 2006

Conservatives Picking up Ontario Seats

Our Deputy PM, Anne McLellan is behind in her riding, looks safe to say she's gone.

Liberals in Calgary are as low as 4th in some ridings.

At this point, your prediction looks pretty good Umbrax.

Jack Layton leader of the NDP has been declared elected.
Sorry if this is a repeat post.

Originally posted by soficrow
CBC reports that there are 15 different political parties represented in this election, plus independents.

Now that's diversity.

To bad it doesn't mean anything with our current voting regime. If we had Proportional Representation then it would be a different story.

THE GREENS ARE LEADING IN THEIR FIRST RIDING EVER!

[edit on 23-1-2006 by sardion2000]

[edit on 23-1-2006 by sardion2000]

If I remember correct Anne McLellan is the only Liberal in Edmonton. It is amazing she has the seat at all.

Originally posted by Sparkie the Wondersnail
Jack Layton leader of the NDP has been declared elected.
Sorry if this is a repeat post.

Not surprised at that at all. My Hood is technically a NDP stronghold afterall.

GREEN IS LEADING IN THEIR FIRST RIDING EVER!

Remember this?
Canadian Politics: Could the Green Party win a seat next election?

Well they are not leading anymore. That was short lived

Yeah I just seen them fall off the map too. I think they can take 12% off the popular vote though.

Conservatives are killing in Calgary...no suprise. Harper is a head in his riding by like 2000 votes.

Anne was one of two Liberals in Alberta, she's got back to 17 behind. All seats here are currently Tory blue, still a couple over 80%.

The greens are actually showing a small gain in Calgary to about 9%, Global is now trying to substantiate that a Green candidate is now declared elected.

Originally posted by berglion
Anne was one of two Liberals in Alberta, she's got back to 17 behind. All seats here are currently Tory blue, still a couple over 80%.

The greens are actually showing a small gain in Calgary to about 9%, Global is now trying to substantiate that a Green candidate is now declared elected.

You sure I'm watching global right now and only 1 Indp is shown as elected/leading.

From CBC

115 con
97 lib
50 BC
24 NDP
1 ind

21 ridings to come.

Originally posted by sardion2000

You sure I'm watching global right now and only 1 Indp is shown as elected/leading.

It was while they were on the local feed, it could be someone jumping the gun though. I've got 2 indy's showing now.

EDIT: Quite right, I'm looking at elections Canada site, and I just don't see it.

[edit on 23-1-2006 by berglion]

This is the independent that is leading in his riding.

André Arthur in Quebec.
He is a radio show host and is against Quebec sovereignty.

at present:

Conservative: 121
Liberals: 100
NDp: 27
BQ: 50
Other:1

Here's Harper, he's almost 6000 ahead now.

Calgary Southwest Last updated: 22:37 ET

Party Candidate Votes % Votes


Christian Heritage Party Larry R. Heather 57 0.6
Conservative Stephen J. Harper 6,945 70.8
Green Party Kim Warnke 816 8.3
Liberal Mike Swanson 1,198 12.2
N.D.P. Holly Heffernan 791 8.1
Total number of valid votes: 9,807

Conservatives seem to hold 122 seats. They say with the liberals at 103 it is a bare minority needed weaker than even the past liberal minority gov.

Well it looks like we are going to have a interesting, yet short lived minority government.
We are going to have a lot of crazy posts on PTS now.

See y'all in 9 months for the next election .

Notice how the Bloc has about 8.8% of the national popular vote and the Greens have arounf 4.5%. The Bloc has about 50 seats, the Greens 0.

There's something to be said for some type of proportional representation.

I'm glad the NDP has made some headway too and at least we have a viable alternative on the non-sovereignty side of the equation here in Quebec.

The Conservatives have picked up their support in the rural areas while the cities stayed Liberal.

So if you were Paul Martin would you stick around as leader of the Official Opposition??
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[edit on 1/23/2006 by Gools]