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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
They might now, but the PCs wont, and frankly, if Wildrose wins next time, they wont then either. Unless they win, pass that referendum law, and Albertans themselves demand it.
Very surprised to see how poorly Wildrose did in the central and northern rural ridings. I would have expected several more seats up there, and more than twoish in Calgary. Ultimately not enough to win, but enough to put the breaks on Redford.
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I suspect you're right; and I'm not even a total devotee to the idea of prop. rep. It does, as people have pointed out, suffer from some major downsides. I just think that a Wild Rose supporter looking at these results might be justified in feeling that it's a bit unfair that their 35% vote share translated into just under 20% of the seats, while the PCs 44% vote share translated into 71%.