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Originally Posted by jammies
So when the Liberals under Martin were a minority gov't, they weren't in the centre anymore? Your logic seems more than a little suspect - where a party lies has nothing to do with how many votes they get, nor can you call a party "centrist" because they get a majority. You're confusing popularity with ideology.
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Don't be silly, the Martin Liberals were in the centre because the parties to the right of them had less than a majority and the parties to the left of them had less than a majority. Ergo, the middle still belongs to them. For the Conservatives to have the middle, they do need a majority because there is nobody to the right of them.