Canadian Election Tread (part deux)

[Ben Kenobi]

Martin said "It's a common sense proposition that the party that has the most seats is the party that certainly ought to form a government."

Then he shall be hoist on his own petard.

The very last time this happened, the Liberals under Mackenzie King clung to power by seeking a coalition with the progressive party. Same with Turner. Turner got toasted by the Conservatives under Mulroney for this precise issue.

I fear we will see the same here. All the Liberal supporters in Quebec will be betrayed when the Liberals join with the BQ to 'make sure Harper doesn't get in.'

Martin will never step down even if his party have fewer seats than the conservatives. He will fight tooth and nail to cling to power. And he will usher in a Conservative majority by doing so.

Plus ca change, plus de la meme chose.

[Ben Kenobi]

It lends to balance if simply to prevent the paper boxes being set on fire.

Over here, you find Dosanjh as the hardiest satanist in Vancouver South, if the defaced posters are any indication.

The NDP supporters didn't miss one.

[Ben Kenobi]

It's pretty close to what I'm guessing.

I think mine will be the closest to reality, although, I would overestimate BQ support and underestimate Liberal support.

[General Ludd]

Well, I voted.


First time for me... I guess it showed when, instead of taking my ballot behind the screens (I was looking for some sort of booth or room), I started walking down the hallway towards the bathroom.

[Richelieu]

Here we go.

[Ben Kenobi]

Liberals doing well in Atlantic Canada.

This is from CBC:

PEI:


Cardigan

Lawrence MacAulay LIB 11064 53.38% X
Peter McQuaid CON 6889 33.24%
Dave MacKinnon NDP 2103 10.15%
Jeremy Stiles GRN 670 3.23%

Charlottetown

Shawn Murphy LIB 8152 49.14% X
Darren Peters CON 4465 26.92%
Dody Crane NDP 3169 19.1%
Will McFadden GRN 706 4.26%

Egmont

Joe McGuire LIB 10083 55.4% X
Reg Harper CON 5284 29.03%
Regena Kaye Russell NDP 2127 11.69%
Irené Novaczek GRN 708 3.89%

Malpeque

Wayne Easter LIB 8961 51.79% X
Mary Crane CON 5643 32.61%
Ken Bingham NDP 1743 10.07%
Sharon Labchuk GRN 955 5.52%

[Ben Kenobi]

NEWFOUNDLAND

Avalon:

R. John Efford LIB 18006 58.29% X
Rick Dalton CON 9040 29.26%
Michael Kehoe NDP 3412 11.05%
Don C. Ferguson GRN 433 1.4%


Bonavista:

Scott Simms LIB 15970 48.2% X
Rex Barnes CON 13786 41.61%
Samuel Robert McLean NDP 2667 8.05%
Ed Sailor White GRN 367 1.11%
John Lannon IND 344 1.04%


Rex Barnes, Conservative Incumbent defeated.


Humber-Baie Vert:

Gerry Byrne LIB 17820 62.55% X
Wynanne Downer CON 6538 22.95%
Holly Pike NDP 3745 13.15%
Steve Durant GRN 384 1.35%

Labrador:

Lawrence David O'Brien LIB 5524 62.23% X
Merrill Strachan CON 1400 15.77%
Ern Condon IND 911 10.26%
Shawn Crann NDP 864 9.73%
Lori-Ann Martino GRN 178 2.01%

Random-Burin-St.George's:

Bill Matthews LIB 12374 46.76% X
Des McGrath NDP 8796 33.24%
Larry Peckford CON 4820 18.21%
Justin Dollimont GRN 473 1.79%

St. John's North

Norman E. Doyle CON 15073 41.4% X
Walter Noel LIB 13343 36.65%
Janine Piller NDP 7198 19.77%
Scott Vokey GRN 791 2.17%

St. John's South

Loyola Hearn CON 12922 39.3% X
Siobhan Coady LIB 11640 35.4%
Peg Norman NDP 7847 23.86%
Stephen Daniel Willcott GRN 474 1.44%

[Asher]

How can I find out my riding's result? (Richmond Hill)

[Ben Kenobi]

NOVA SCOTIA:

Cape-Breton- Canso

Rodger Cuzner LIB 18299 53.21% X
Shirley Hartery NDP 8199 23.84%
Kenzie MacNeil CON 7137 20.75%
Seumas Gibson GRN 754 2.19%

Central Nova

Peter G. MacKay CON 16264 43.28% X
Alexis MacDonald NDP 10391 27.65%
Susan L. Green LIB 9914 26.38%
Rebecca Mosher GRN 1009 2.69%

MacKay wins big!

Dartmouth-Cole Harbour

Michael John Savage LIB 14905 42.02% X
Susan MacAlpine-Gillis NDP 11618 32.75%
Mike MacDonald CON 7427 20.94%
Michael Marshall GRN 1134 3.2%
Tracy Parsons PCP 327 0.92%

Halifax

Alexa McDonough NDP 16889 42.19% X
Sheila Fougere LIB 15473 38.66%
Kevin Leslie Keefe CON 5768 14.41%
Michael Oddy GRN 1898 4.74%

First NDP win for Sexy Alexa.

Halifax West

Geoff Regan LIB 18209 47.48% X
Bill Carr NDP 10799 28.16%
Ken MacPhee CON 7956 20.74%
Martin Willison GRN 1390 3.62%

Kings Hants

Scott Brison LIB 17554 46.64% X
Bob Mullan CON 11294 30.01%
Skip Hambling NDP 6638 17.64%
Kevin Stacey GRN 1364 3.62%
Jim Hnatiuk CHP 486 1.29%

Brison wins

I guess some NDP drifted over.

North Nova

Bill Casey CON 19687 50.44% X
Dianne Brushett LIB 10301 26.39%
Margaret E. Sagar NDP 7440 19.06%
Sheila G. Richardson GRN 1220 3.13%

Sackville- Eastern Shore

Peter Stoffer NDP 17650 46.06% X
Dale Stevens LIB 11008 28.73%
Steve Streatch CON 8073 21.07%
David Fullerton GRN 980 2.56%

Second NDP seat

South Shore-St.Margaret's

Gerald Keddy CON 14665 37.83% X
John Chandler LIB 12453 32.13%
Gordon Earle NDP 9987 25.76%
Katie Morris Boudreau GRN 1657 4.27%

Keddy hangs on

Sydney-Victoria

Mark Eyking LIB 18308 51.87% X
John Hugh Edwards NDP 9890 28.02%
Howie MacDonald CON 5579 15.81%
Chris Milburn GRN 818 2.32%

North Nova

Robert Thibault LIB 17441 42.83% X
Jon Charles Carey CON 13385 32.87%
Edmund Arthur Bull NDP 8582 21.08%
Matthew Granger GRN 1311 3.22%

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by Asher
How can I find out my riding's result? (Richmond Hill)

What's your postal code?

[Asher]

Originally posted by Tingkai

What's your postal code?

L4B 2M2.

[Tingkai]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/elections/fed2004/fragments/generated/ridings/riding35075.html

Bryon Wilfert Liberal Party of Canada 3125 57.3% Yes

Pete Merrifield Conservative Party of Canada 1274 23.4% No

C. Nella Cotrupi New Democratic Party 651 11.9% No

Tim Rudkins Green Party of Canada 282 5.2% No

Ellena Lam Progressive Canadian Party 124 2.3% No

[Tingkai]

I can't believe it.

The Liberals are heading to a majority.

[General Ludd]

It's all those cowards with their 'strategic voting' bull ****.

[Agathon]

Told ya.

I don't know about a majority, but Harper is toast.