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Originally posted by MarchHare@Jun 24 2005, 02:26 PM
By "the East" do you mean "Ontario" or do you mean Eastern Canada? Because in both the 1997 and 2000 elections Atlantic Canada voted heavily against the Liberal Party, with the PC and NDP winning dozens of seats in the region.
Let me tell you something as a former citizen of New Brunswick -- the Maritimes have even less of a voice in Ottawa than the West does, but they're at least smart enough not to form (and vote for en masse) a regional protest party that will never do anything more than be the opposition and huff and complain about their region being ignored. The West could have worked within the existing parties to try to gain more influence. Instead, you opted to form a protest party that never stood any chance of forming a national government and then complain bitterly when the MPs you voted for aren't able to advance your interests from the opposition side of Parliament.
Thanks for playing indeed.
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You might want to get some facts straight. In 1997, the Maritimes did see a change in its voting, but 2000 saw a 25%+ drop in PC seats in the East.
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the PC party held 1 seat in the East, while the Liberals owned 31 and NDP none
1997
PC 13
Liberals 11
NDP 8
2000
PC 9
LIb 19
NDP 4
The PC hasn't held a seat in PEI since before 1993, it has had a Liberal sweep.