Interesting to look at the results of last night's by-elections in four federal ridings. While no seats changed parties, there was a radical swing in the vote share compared to the 2011 election:
Bourassa:
Liberal (winner): +7%
NDP: +1%
Bloc: -3%
CPC: -4%
Brandon-Souris:
CPC (winner): -20%
Liberal: +37%
NDP: -18%
Green: -1%
Provencher:
CPC (winner): -12%
Liberal: +23%
NDP: -9%
Green: +1%
Toronto Centre:
Liberal (winner) +8%
NDP: +6%
CPC: -14%
Green: -2%
Harper's party saw double-digit declines everywhere except the Montreal riding of Bourassa where the CPC only had 9% of the vote in 2011 and thus didn't have as far to fall.
Source:
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/...ithout-losing/