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Old 11-08-2011, 07:24 PM   #58
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Originally Posted by MarchHare View Post
That's not really anything to brag about -- no Green Party candidates were elected, and they got less than 3% of the popular vote despite running in every riding. Saskatchewan is pretty much a two-party province; small remnants of the Liberal and Progressive Conservative parties still exist after they merged to form the Saskatchewan Party, but out of the provinces 58 ridings, they only ran candidates in nine and five, respectively. The Green Party effectively "won" third place by default.
The Green Party is always satisfied with a participation ribbon.
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