Hooray for Democracy!
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pyatWell, 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.
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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Date: 2008-10-15 07:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-15 07:29 pm (UTC)Which, once again, is setting the bar nice and low.