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Originally Posted by transplant99
Why would you say that...are those 20% all going to vote one way or the other, but along the same party lines?
I dont get this.
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My reasoning is that if the Conservatives who had 37% of the popular vote could get say >10% of the "extra" voter turnout, it could give them enough ridings to have a majority. Even if that 20% followed the same trend as the other 59% that voted, the Conservatives would have had increased their lead, which given past election results, still may have given them enough ridings for a majority. It's certainly not a sure thing, but it would have helped.
At the very least it would be more representative.