Comments on: New Conservative Government has Weakest Mandate in Canadian History

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 02:24:19 +0000

Mike,
I would disagree, PEI isn’t exactly a province that should be considered in it’s own category It should only be one or two riding MAX! The Conservatives increases support in every region including Atlantic Canada. The only place they lost support was in BC.

I imagine that is more attributed to neglect near the end of the campaign by our new PM.

Where as the Liberals make up most of their caucus in the three large Canadian cities and areas surrounding TO. I think they lost support almost everywhere else in the Country.

By: Erol Hosdil

Erol Hosdil — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:07:56 +0000

The Liberals did not win a singal seat in Edmonton, Calgary, Quebec, Hamiton or Saskatoon so not even all urban areas voted the same way.

By: Grammaton

Grammaton — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:30:17 +0000

Mike, so you are saying that people that live in cities are smarter than those who live in rural Canada?

By: Mike Fraser

Mike Fraser — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:54:01 +0000

The Libs have representation in all provinces except Alberta. The CPC has representatives in all provinces except PEI. I think its fair to say they each have a “regional rump”.

The more troubling thing is that not one of Canada’s three largest cities will be represented in Cabinet. That speaks VOLUMES about where CPC support really lies.

By: John

John — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:44:32 +0000

How about the equivalent stats for share of the popular vote? Do the 2006 Conservatives also get the “smallest % of popular vote to form govt” title?

By: Erol Hosdil

Erol Hosdil — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:55:26 +0000

At first look it looks like a weak mandate and it is. However, the Liberals have been almost reduce to a regional rump. Yes they did get over 100 seats, but none in Alberta and few outside huge urban areas or the Atlantic provinces.