Hooray for Democracy!

[pyat]

Well, that was probably the least interesting and most pointless federal election I've ever voted in. The Conservatives have a slightly larger minority government. Voter turnout was an all time low of just under 60%, meaning the Conservatives were handed the reins of government with just 26% of the population voting in their favour.

The Green Party received 6.8% of votes cast, up from the sub-1% abyss of a few years back, suggesting a growing awareness that the party is not entirely made up of extreme hippy-dippy folks. This is good.

Locally, the NDP incumbent was re-elected with a solid lead over the other candidates.

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[momentrabbit.livejournal.com]

Yeah, no change here either - same Liberal rep in my riding, same Liberal rep in my parents' riding. Nothing changes for another seventeen months, and then we get to do it all over again. :P

I see Charlie Angus got reelected in Timmins. Thank ghod. Somebody who Gets It about copyright to keep hammering the Industry Wonk during Question Period.

[pyat.livejournal.com]

I heard there were 72 MPs elected who have been identified as copyright fighters, or whatever. Not sure how dedicated all of them are, though...