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Originally Posted by transplant99
I see...so its semantics we are going to quibble over.
OK then....lemme re-phrase. For 3 consecutive elections the Canadian voters have voted the Tories in plurality to govern the country.
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Actually the majority of voters voted against a Conservative candidate in the last election. This website shows a good
breakdown.
Seat Breakdown (2008 election) (154 needed for a majority)
C - 143
L - 77
B - 49
N - 37
I - 2
Vote Breakdown (2008 election)
C - 37.6%
L - 26.2%
N - 18.2%
B - 10%
G - 6.8%
O - 1.2
o = Other
Now based on their vote % this is how many seats it would translate into if we had proportional representation and the difference in ()
C - 116 (-27)
L - 81 (+4)
N - 56 (+19)
B - 31 (-18)
G - 21 (+21)
O - 4
So the Greens and NDP are most to gain from election reform, while Conservatives and Bloc have least to gain.
Then you through in only 58.8% of Canadians voted.
37.6% of 58.8% = ~ 22% people voted Conservative. I would hardly say any party was given a mandate to lead this country.
Don't be fooled by what Stephen Harper has to say, a coalition is very much democratic and a part of our parliamentary system.