[GT] Alberta Votes 2023.

[RogerWilco]

Originally Posted by GGG

This is my favourite part of election night when they get two and three votes and try to play it up as news.

Calgary Foothills 100% UCP- 1 vote

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

and now the NDP leads 8-0 in Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul, which I’m pretty sure is a safe UCP seat. These early results are fun, but not… helpful.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

UCP leading in Calgary-Buffalo... with one vote counted. LOL Global.

CTV is saying 1 vote too. For three different ridings.

[nik-]

what are they referring to as "single votes". I don't know that I've ever heard that term before.

[Looch City]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Bizarre early results. Why do so many ridings only have one vote counted? Who's supervising these polls??

Bro it’s a conspiracy (only if the NDP win though).

[Johnny Makarov]

OH they just explained it on Global. It is a person who prob voted outside the city in an advanced poll in another city.

[Looch City]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

OH they just explained it on Global. It is a person who prob voted outside the city in an advanced poll in another city.

So you meant the NDP trucked in supporters from BC and California??

[dsavillian]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

OH they just explained it on Global. It is a person who prob voted outside the city in an advanced poll in another city.

That makes so much sense, thanks for sharing!

I was kind of hoping for a few conspiracy theories though

[octothorp]

I've had it on mute, what's the deal with these 1-0 ridings? Is this some weird quirk of the mobile polls?

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Also, LOL at anyone who thinks doctors actually bring home the full bacon. Anywhere from 10-30% goes straight to overhead, especially family docs.

We've been over this already. Lots.

The cost of their professional fees and the malpractice insurance would surprise a few.

Not to mention the university tuition in the hundreds of thousands.

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by nik-

what are they referring to as "single votes". I don't know that I've ever heard that term before.

Calgary-Buffalo, a safe NDP seat, is currently in the "UCP Leading & Elected" column despite only one lone individual solitary vote being reported so far. There are a few other ridings like that too where the first batch of results counted only one vote.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Looch City

So you meant the NDP trucked in supporters from BC and California??

Well no. In calgary they have 4 UCP guys ahead 1-0.

So it's 4 people from Calgary voting in some clan meeting in Caroline, AB for the wildrose... lol

[Sylvanfan]

One observation I had today was how few people seemed to bring that voter card that you get in the mail. I had mine, they sent me to the station to get my name and gave me my ballot. Might have been 3 minutes in and out the door. Meanwhile there's a longish line to register.

[Patek23]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

I think you’re missing what I’m saying, if the 280k salary is enough to deter doctor’s currently working in the public system from going to private practice for the money, why wouldn’t it already be enough to attract doctors to come work here?

My apologies I understand your point now.

Well, that's where things become opinionated. Do you feel that our system is slow due to being inefficient or underfunded? Personally, I believe it to be a combination of both. Throwing more money towards the system doesn't equal straight dollars to doctors. It goes all over and there's a lot of bureaucracy involved.

Hence why I feel opening up semi-privatization is our quickest and fastest way out. Allowing them in brings in private dollars invested directly into the areas of need. And I feel like it only benefits those who rely on the public sector as those with the means to pay for those services will do so.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by zamler

As I said, no nuance you're just looking for a fight. I said I don't know anyone.....MY experience. Is that hard to understand? I can't speak in general, how can I?

There’s about as much nuance there as me saying I don’t personally know an astronaut so they can’t exist but anyways I’ll stop derailing cause results are rolling in.
Maybe one day we’ll see lots of oil and subsidized education lol

[GGG]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Bizarre early results. Why do so many ridings only have one vote counted? Who's supervising these polls??

Hospitals, Jails, Old Folks homes

[calgarygeologist]

A night full of blowouts. NHL, NBA and Alberta politics.

[DownInFlames]

Polls have been closed for over half an hour and just over 100 votes have been counted total. What's taking so long?

[MarchHare]

I love how there are three different parties called:

- Wildrose Loyalty Coalition
- Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta
- Independence Party of Alberta

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

Polls have been closed for over half an hour and just over 100 votes have been counted total. What's taking so long?

Especially surprising because of all the advanced voting and that being electronically tabulated and reported.