LIBERAL STRATEGIC VOTING GUIDE

FINAL VERSION - 21 Jan 2006
DOWNLOAD AS PDF (79kb)

Important:
DemocraticSPACE does not endorse strategic voting (i.e. where voters cast their ballot for their second choice party to prevent a less favourable party from winning). We believe that Canada should explore options of adding an element of proportionality into our electoral system to ensure fair and accurate representation in parliament. See “Making Every Vote Count: Towards Fair Representation in the Canadian Parliament” (756kb PDF). However, strategic voting happens in Canada. DemocraticSPACE.com believes that it is better to make informed choices than misinformed choices. Therefore, this guide is meant to help voters who are thinking of voting strategically.

LIBERAL STRATEGIC VOTING GUIDE

In order for a riding to qualify for strategic voting, we feel 3 conditions must be met:
1. It must be a close 2-way race (i.e. the two other parties must be within 5%)
2. Liberal chances of winning riding are remote (i.e. Liberal support < 25%)
3. Small number of Liberal votes will make a difference (i.e. < 1 in 3 voters).

Strategic voting might be effective in only 13 ridings -- just 4% of the ridings. Strategic voting will not be effective in the remaining 96% or 295 ridings. These are ridings where the Liberals cannot win, but where your vote could elect your second choice candidate. The 13 ridings are:

1. VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH (BC) - 1 IN 100
2. OSHAWA (ON) - 1 IN 10
3. MEGANTIC-L’ERABLE (QC) - 1 IN 8
4. SKEENA-BULKLEY VALLEY (BC) - 1 IN 6
5. PONTIAC (QC) - 1 IN 6
6. PITT MEADOWS-MAPLE RIDGE-MISSION (BC) - 1 IN 4
7. BEAUPORT-LIMOILOU (QC) - 1 IN 3
8. NANAIMO-ALBERNI (BC) - 1 IN 3
9. PALLISER (SK) - 1 IN 3
10. LEVIS-BELLECHASSE (QC) - 1 IN 3
11. JONQUIERE-ALMA (QC) - 1 IN 3
12. COMPTON-STANSTEAD (QC) - 1 IN 3
13. RICHMOND-ARTHABASKA (QC) - 1 IN 3

RIDING-BY-RIDING GUIDE

Select your province, then find your riding.




RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI