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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
You didn't want to vote for the candidate you liked? Was the UCP candidate better in your opinion?
This province is was long overdue for a competitive two-party election scenario, which I believe we now have. However, a "middle ground" option creates even more opportunity for voters and presses the other parties to be sharper and more in tune with Albertans.
There is also nothing wrong with the UCP forming a minority government; this would probably make them more responsive to all Albertans. Voting for the AP, NDP, or any other party helps accomplish that.
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If there was only one vote in my riding and it was mine I would have voted for the Alberta Party candidate. I don't have any issue with the UCP candidate, and don't mind voting for him.
My suburban riding was NDP last election, but I got redistricted into a UCP riding. The effective choice here is UCP vs NDP. I very strongly prefer the UCP to the NDP, so voting strategically absolutely makes sense.