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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Interesting that there is precedence in Canada for the governing party to choose to remain in power despite having less seats than an opposition party.
From Wikipedia, 1925 election
Would Harper look to Trudeau to back him in a confidence vote were the NDP to elect a few more members, but not have a majority?
I doubt it would fly today... but interesting for discussion purposes.
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That's weird. I didn't realize that Canada's parliamentary system even allowed for that. I think doing something like that would devastate both the CPC and the Liberals in the eyes of many Canadians. It seems like a pretty slimy way to take power after a (more or less) democratic election. I know I would lose respect for both parties if they did that.
I could take a true coalition government just to prevent another election right away, but only if one of the parties already had the most seats.