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Originally Posted by transplant99
I wonder how the pathetic voter turnout affected this decision.....cause 30% seems just dismal.
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By-elections will almost always have very poor turnouts. Its the only reason it was a race really. Especially in areas where one party/candidate dominates the people who stay home will be those supporters. Its how Craig Cheffins won Calgary Elbow when Klein left; it wasn't that the riding changed to Liberals, its that the PC voters stayed home (out of apathy or protest).
After that the PCs had to put in a decent candidate and that was the person who'd become Justice Minister and eventually Premier. In Calgary Centre we've gone from backbencher to backbencher (would you rather call an MP who can walk across the hall to a minister or just call the Minister themselves?).