So the Federal bi-elections where tonight. Everyone stay up to watch it? Just me? Right...
Anyway, here's the jist;
Good 'ol Bob Rae killed in his Toronoto Center riding. More then 5 times the vote of his nearest competetor. Almost a full 60% This will make one of my friend's happy as he's picked Rae as the next Lib leader. Everyone epects him to be in the shadow cabinet ASAP. Also, the NDP and Green also beat out the Conservatives in this riding, a full leftist sweep.
Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River is going Conservative but it's the northern half of Sask, could you find a more conservative part of the country? The new MP's an RCMP Sargent though so I guess there's a silver lineing.
Vancouver Quadra was the tightest race but seems to have gone Liberal. NDP barely beat out the Green.
Willowdale went Liberal (almost 2:1 vs Conservatives). The NDP were beat out by the Green. Good to see Martha Hall Findly win, as she had to step aside for Stonach years ago. Also nice to see her get something after failing the last Liberal leadership convention.
Speaking of the NDP, seems like they were the big losers of the night. If these numbers are any indications the next Federal election (don't hold your breath) might not bode so well for them.
So all in all, a good night. Liberals lost a riding but they gained a powerful MP (and future leader?)
Well that's all from me tonight. Got to get well soon, tired of being sick. Goodnight.
4 comments:
Hooray for leftism?! I'm really surprised, but not displeased, that the Green party is doing as well as it is.
Well I wouldn't get too excited, three of the four up for grabs last night were either in Vancouver or Toronto, can't get any more left. In a lot of the country they're more likely to hit numbers like the Sask riding (~3%). With their leader crazy enough to run against McKay in Central Nova it may be a while before we see them get a seat. Or maybe not.
“If a man is not a liberal when he is 18, he has no heart. If a man is not a conservative when he is 30he has no brain.”
Well said.
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