I think this is just a step along the way and lessons will be learned . CPC with an minority, say 136 , would have been a disaster. Who would we ally with in order to govern ?
We have gone from 52 seats (1993) to 60 seats (1997) to 66 seats (2002) and now to 99 seats (2004)
In Ontario, we went from 2 seats to 24 in one election.
We have 5 more Ontario seats than the NDP nationally.
Martin and the Liberals cannot govern without NDP support. The Liberals must name a speaker , who must resign his party affiliation. That gives them 134 and with severe negotiation with Smilin' Jack , 19 NDP for a total of 153 which is two short of a majority.
Election in 2005 . For a CPC majority government .
Cool. Nice trend.
I remember in the days of my youth that almost EVERY political office in Texas was Democratic-controlled -- back in the 60's and 70's. We had a token senator -- Senator Tower -- but the judges, mayors, Congress-critters, and state politicians were overwhelmingly Democratic.
I was the President of a young Republicans organization at Texas Tech. We didn't have any "active" members because all three of us had to serve as President, Vice-President, and Secretary. 3 conservatives who cared enough to get involved out of a 25,000 to 30,000 student body. LOL.
Man-oh-man it was lonely. Vietnam and Watergate tended to get us booed and hissed a lot when we were passing out pamphlets at the Student Union. But we persevered. Us conservatives tend to be a stubborn lot. That was my freshman year. My senior year we had 200+ members.