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Originally Posted by Daradon
I do agree with PR, but I disagree that it's so bad now. Obviously with 5 parties you aren't going to get 50%+ of the electorate agreeing. It's not surprising or awful. It is what it is. Win your seats.
The worst it ever was for seats vs vote was the BQ. And they are gone now!  |
Yup yup. Its why the argument that was made in 08 in support of the coup by the Dion/Layton/Duceppe triumverate made no sense.
" 62% of this country voted against the Conservatives" they screamed.
yeah well in that case 74% voted against the Liberals, 82% voted against the NDP, and 90% voted against the Bloc! Yet, thats what the country wanted?
In a multi-party system getting over 50% of the vote is going to be extremely difficult at best. 40% is a very high number.