Posted on 01/23/2006 8:03:44 AM PST by GreenLanternCorps
If JimRob, etc. approve this is the Live Thread for the Canadian General Election, on January 23rd, 2005.
We have a while to go before the returns start coming in, but I thought the thread needed to get up and running.
GASPÉSIE-ÎLES-DE-LA-MADELEINE 2004:
Bloc - 55.6%
Liberal - 32.6%
Conservative - 6.8%
NDP - 2.7%
Green - 2.1%
Just WOW!
These numbers indicate modest gains for the Conservatives. We'll know better in about half an hour.
10 minutes and then the sh*t blizzard!
If the CPC is doing well there, there could be a lot of surprises in la belle province tonight.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
I guess the frenchies might be good for something after all
Thanks.
:-D
GASPÉSIE-ÎLES-DE-LA-MADELEINE is very promising, even if the Tories lose by 10%. Look at the 2004 numbers:
Bloc - 55.6%
Liberal - 32.6%
Conservative - 6.8%
NDP - 2.7%
Green - 2.1%
Now, the Tories are fighting neck and neck with the Bloc.
WOW!
Actually i was hoping they would separate...
The "magic number" is 155 seats, but if they get more than ~120 then they can form a government with support from other parties. If the total for the Liberals and NDP is greater than 155 (unlikely) then we lose.
Right now I'm wondering if some FReepers might be rethinking their dislike of French-speakers. ;)
Thank you. I guess CSPAN will have figures in a moment too. Keep my fingers crossed!
They're very early results (maybe from the advance polls). But they're promising, so far. Let's hope the trend continues.
Thanks I am a bit lost with the acronyms.
That helps.
This is the real deal. Fewer than half the voters there are separatist and the Libs in the past had them convinced that they were the only federalist party in Québec. The CPC has effectively taken the federalist vote away from the Liberals.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
a couple moments til coverage starts
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