Now, I live under a Congressional system, not a Parliamentary system, but I'm still pretty sure 50% +1 is a majority, and two or more parties cobbled together to get 50 + 1 is called a coalition.
Liberals now pulling away from Cons into majority territory
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Now, I live under a Congressional system, not a Parliamentary system, but I'm still pretty sure 50% +1 is a majority, and two or more parties cobbled together to get 50 + 1 is called a coalition.
That's seats. Those numbers are for popular vote, which doesn't actually count. Not in your system or ours.
no - @39.6%
Plenty of Lieberal majorities with simular numbers (around 40%). Probably can count on 1 hand the number of governments who were a "true majority" with over 50% of the popular vote since a 3rd party was introduced. Last one was Muldune over Turner in 1984.
Popular Vote Results in Canada Federal Elections • Election Almanac
You are correct, of course. I think the time has come for the President to be elected by direct, nationwide, popular vote.
As Corduroy mentioned that is for seats.
Each riding victory counts as 1 seat for the winning party.
The low percentage is reflective of a lot of close battles in each riding. Even if the winner gets that riding by one vote - too bad so sad for a substantial proportion of people who voted for the other guy (or girl).
This leads to a body of governmental power that could be extremely disparate from what a truly democratic vote would represent if it were proportional.
Wyoming doesn't exist. It's just the sarlac pit Dick Cheney emerged from it. It's gets two senators like every other state, but if you actually counted it proportionally, you'd only get one vote for Satan.
Dec 16th aggregate update:
Hmmm...not quite as good today.
39.6% actually.
Now, with these new facts, let's review...........
Things looked pretty good for your boy back in July........
In five months the Liberals have lost 2.7 percentage points.
In five months the Conservatives have gained 3.9 percentage points.
Ten months to go.
hmmmmmmm.
Liberals now pulling away from Cons into majority territory??
WRONG.
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Liberals all seem to be for proportional representation........when they lose :lol:
When they win?....naaah
When they win?....naaah
Oh yeah, when the right was divided in 90s there weren't any conservatives that supported proportional representation. No sir, not a one. And certainly there weren't any conservatives that supported proportional representation who then went on to be Prime Minister. Nope, that never happened.
As you know, sarcasm aside, proportional representation was a core plank in the Reform Party platform.
Yeah....I agree.
They were the first place in the Americas to give the vote to women.
In 1869.
Just goes to show.......
And did the liberals want it then???
Edit: And by the way didn't the Reform party want an elected Senate much like the US ....equal number of senator per province....elected?
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Hmmm...not quite as good today.
39.6% actually.
Now, with these new facts, let's review...........
Things looked pretty good for your boy back in July........
In five months the Liberals have lost 2.7 percentage points.
In five months the Conservatives have gained 3.9 percentage points.
Ten months to go.
hmmmmmmm.
Liberals now pulling away from Cons into majority territory??
WRONG.
"Figures can lie and liars can figure"
It Is Neck and Neck as We Head into Election Year
[Ottawa – December 15, 2014] Yet another new normal has set into the Canadian political landscape as we head into an election year. Some unexpected events have altered the last normal which saw the rejuvenated Liberal Party – led by Justin Trudeau – clearly in the driver’s seat and on the cusp of what would likely have been a majority government (had those numbers persisted to Election Day). A renewed security focus and other events following the shootings in Ottawa have produced a virtual deadlock between the Liberals and the Conservatives.
Through a combination of propitious events and sound political game, Stephen Harper sees himself having gone from the real possibility of an unenviable descent from majority Prime Minister to leader of the third party, to now being in position to aspire to a fourth government. Not only has he wiped out virtually all of Mr. Trudeau’s double digit lead, he has raised his approval numbers and there is much less unanimity that the country is heading in the wrong direction.
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[Ottawa – December 15, 2014] Yet another new normal has set into the Canadian political landscape as we head into an election year. Some unexpected events have altered the last normal which saw the rejuvenated Liberal Party – led by Justin Trudeau – clearly in the driver’s seat and on the cusp of what would likely have been a majority government (had those numbers persisted to Election Day). A renewed security focus and other events following the shootings in Ottawa have produced a virtual deadlock between the Liberals and the Conservatives.
Through a combination of propitious events and sound political game, Stephen Harper sees himself having gone from the real possibility of an unenviable descent from majority Prime Minister to leader of the third party, to now being in position to aspire to a fourth government. Not only has he wiped out virtually all of Mr. Trudeau’s double digit lead, he has raised his approval numbers and there is much less unanimity that the country is heading in the wrong direction.
http://www.ekospolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/15122014_slide01.jpg