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**Sean P Kelly** · 01-25-2006, 07:52 PM

(I love Wikipedia)

This Map shows how Canada voted in this election.

As you can see, the Liberal strongholds are in Ontario (with Toronto being nearly ALL Liberal), Nunavut, the Maritime Provinces, and the Yukon.

The Conservatives hold the entire West coast, which includes British Columbia, Alberta (which is 100% Conservative), Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

The Bloc Quebecois have owned Quebec for I don't know how long and the New Democratic Party has the only seat in the Northwest Territories.

Basically how this election went is that there are a certain number of seats available in the House of Commons (currently 308). Each seat represents a riding in Canada. When you go vote, you are voting for a Member of Parliament (MP) that will represent your riding.

So, to win, a party must have elected the most MPs in the House of Commons. Typically, to stay for a full term you need to win the majority of the seats(currently about 150).

With this election, the Conservatives won by only about 2 dozen seats to get a minority government. Since it's hard to get anything done with a minority (since you have to get the other parties to agree with you), the Government usually doesn't last for more than half a term before a no-confidence vote is made and an election is called (which is what happened last November with the Liberals).

I hope this educates you Americans on our (quite complicated) voting techniques. At least we don't have to worry about Chads (since we just use the old "X" on a ballot)

01-25-2006, 07:52 PM	#8
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,345 Thanks: 9 Thanked 45 Times in 35 Posts Points: 194,614.29 Bank: 111,006.42 Total Points: 305,620.71 Donate	(I love Wikipedia) This Map shows how Canada voted in this election. As you can see, the Liberal strongholds are in Ontario (with Toronto being nearly ALL Liberal), Nunavut, the Maritime Provinces, and the Yukon. The Conservatives hold the entire West coast, which includes British Columbia, Alberta (which is 100% Conservative), Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The Bloc Quebecois have owned Quebec for I don't know how long and the New Democratic Party has the only seat in the Northwest Territories. Basically how this election went is that there are a certain number of seats available in the House of Commons (currently 308). Each seat represents a riding in Canada. When you go vote, you are voting for a Member of Parliament (MP) that will represent your riding. So, to win, a party must have elected the most MPs in the House of Commons. Typically, to stay for a full term you need to win the majority of the seats(currently about 150). With this election, the Conservatives won by only about 2 dozen seats to get a minority government. Since it's hard to get anything done with a minority (since you have to get the other parties to agree with you), the Government usually doesn't last for more than half a term before a no-confidence vote is made and an election is called (which is what happened last November with the Liberals). I hope this educates you Americans on our (quite complicated) voting techniques. At least we don't have to worry about Chads (since we just use the old "X" on a ballot) Last edited by Gimpy; 01-25-2006 at 08:03 PM.