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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Sorry I think you are wrong.
The sole 4 years of NDP Gov't was snub at the Redford Conservative Party at that time. Between 1971 and now Alberta has always voted blue.
I don't think Albertans are smart or strategic when it comes to Federal voting.
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I agree a big part of it was a protest vote against Redford.
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Perhaps you have forgotten, but the NDP won that based on the vote split on the right. Wildrose and PC's combined for 52% of the vote, and it was only the splits that gave the NDP so many seats. Danielle Smith in the last election? 52.63% of the vote. Consistent!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_A...neral_election |
Thank you for proving my point, your link shows that 40.6% of the general vote is available. The NDP swept Edmonton and vote splitting had 0 impact as every candidate won by >50% of the popular vote. Calgary was where the vote splitting difference was made, only 1 seat (Joe Ceci) did the NDP have more votes than the PCs and Wild Rose combined.
A targeted approach to Edmonton and (to a lesser extent) Calgary could still win ridings for parties other than the conservatives. The risk however isnt worth the reward.
Like I’ve said previously, rural Alberta is a lost cause.