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Originally Posted by SebC
Why would you believe Canadians vote for the centre? I believe Canadians vote for the party closest to them, and that it is reasonable to define the centre based on what party the median voter voted for. That is debateable, but it is certainly better than saying the centre is the party that won a plurality of the popular vote. And, whilst people have argued against my method of defining the centre, I have yet to see anyone offer an alternative that is better.
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I believe there is a lot of overlap between parties and the perceived bias of each party, and as such, just measuring political parties as if there is hard line between each one is entirely incorrect.