Another New Brunswick riding where strategic voting could make a difference is Madawaska-Restigouche. Its MP, Bernard Valcourt, is in a close race with the Liberals. Strategic voting in Madawaska-Restigouche the results in 2011 were (see link): Con (40%) / Lib (35%) / NDP (19%) / Green (2%) Eric Grenier at 308.com projects the Liberals successfully taking the riding. strategicvoting.ca urges
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Bouquets of Gray: Strategic-voting in Mississauga-Milton: vote Liberal
Mississauga Malton is a new riding in Ontario, which encompasses parts of what used to be three ridings—Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Mississauga-Brampton South and Mississauga-Streetsville—all of which voted Conservative in the last election. Recasting the votes of the last election onto the current boundaries, however, would have resulted in a very tight race
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic voting in Fredericton: vote Liberal
We have seen that strategic voting could play a decisive role in several swing ridings in Winnipeg and Saskatchewan. Tactical voting may be useful several ridings in New Brunswick, including Fredericton. Strategic voting Fredericton The results of the 2011 election in Fredericton were: Con (47%) / Lib (24%)* / NDP (24%) / Green (4%) two local polls of voting intentions in
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic voting in Saskatchewan (recap)
Strategic voting Saskatchewan To recap our earlier posts, and to add a few more ridings, strategic voters in Saskatchewan are best advised to vote NDP in Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River vote NDP in Regina-Lewan: vote NDP in Saskatoon-University vote Liberal in Regina Wascana vote NDP in Saskatoon-Grasswood
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic voting in Saskatoon-University: Vote NDP
The riding of Saskatoon-University is turning out to be another race where strategic voting could make a difference. Strategic voting in Saskatoon-University Like many ridings in Saskatchewan, the riding has had its boundaries redrawn. If the results of the 2011 election are recast in the new boundaries (as has done
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic voting Regina–Lewvan: vote NDP
Strategic voting could be important in Saskatchewan in the current federal election. I have already pointed out that tactical voters in Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River should vote NDP. Strategic voting Regina–Lewvan The same advice holds for the riding of Regina-Lewvan: vote NDP. The boundaries have been changed since the last election. Electionprediction, which currently lists the
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic voting in Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River: Vote NDP
In earlier posts, I considered how tactical voters should vote in Winnipeg, with the following recommendations: Elmwood-Transcona: vote NDP Winnipeg South-Centre: vote Liberal Kildonan-St. Paul: vote NDP Saint Boniface-Saint Vital: vote Liberal Winnipeg South: vote Liberal Strategic voting in Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill Moving west to Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River in Saskatchewan, the strategic
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic voting in Winnipeg (recap)
Those who want to vote strategically in the coming election are often find it challenging to decide which party to vote for. This is again true in the current election. In a series of posts I have reviewed five Winnipeg ridings where strategic voting could make a difference in voting.
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic Voting in Winnipeg South: vote Liberal
Winnipeg has become an important battle ground in the recent election. In the last election, in 2011, six of the eight ridings that include part of Winnipeg went Conservative. In five of these, strategic voting could make a difference. Strategic voting Winnipeg South Winnipeg South: vote Liberal CPC incumbent Rod Bruinooge
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic Voting in Saint Boniface-Saint Vital: vote Liberal
Saint Boniface-Saint Vital: vote Liberal Tactical voting inSaint Boniface-Saint Vital In recent posts, I suggested that tactical voters in Elmwood-Transcona should vote NDP, that in Winnipeg South Centre, tactical voters are best advised to vote Liberal, and that in Kildonan-St. Paul, tactical votes should go to the NDP. In this post, I will argue that in
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Kildonan-St. Paul: vote NDP Strategic voting in Kildonan-St. Paul In recent posts, I suggested strategic voters in Elmwood-Transcona should vote NDP, and in Winnipeg South Centre, strategic voters are best advised to vote Liberal. In this post, I will argue that although Kildonan-St. Paul is a long shot, tactical voters should back the NDP. The
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic voting in Winnipeg South Centre: vote Liberal
Winnipeg South Centre: vote Liberal In my last post, I urged strategic voters in Elmwood-Transcona to vote NDP. In the nearby riding of Winnipeg South Centre, strategic voters should vote Liberal. Strategic voting in Winnipeg South Center The Conservative incumbent is Joyce Bateman, who was recently in the news for reading a
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Strategic voting in Elmwood-Transcona: vote NDP Strategic voting in Elmood-Transcona Winnipeg has become an important battle ground in the recent election. In the last election, in 2011, six of the eight ridings that include part of Winnipeg went Conservative. In several of these, strategic voting could make a difference. One
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Who gave CPC Candidate list of ‘Enemies of Israel’?
The Winnipeg Freepress reports (registration needed) that a Jewish audience, to its credit, reacted negatively to the Conservative candidate’s attempt to smear Liberals as ‘enemies of Israel’: Bateman, the Conservative MP from Winnipeg South Centre who is running for re-election, was sitting onstage at the Asper Jewish Community Campus in Tuxedo
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic voting in the 2015 election – summary thread
Those who want to vote strategically in the coming election are often find it challenging to decide which party to vote for. This is again true in the current election. I will begin a series of posts here endorsing specific candidates and, where possible, identifying pairs of ridings where (say)
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Less bad than one would have predicted
Michael Coren, who at times can seem appallingly stupid, has written a column on Ontario’s new sex ed curriculum (here).
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A friend of a friend forwarded me a copy of the ruling in Dr. Dawg’s defamation case against Roger Smith and Freedominion. For those who need a reminder, Dawg had sued Mr. Roger Smith (also known as Peter O’Donnell) for describing him as “one of the Taliban’s more vocal supporters”
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Update on Warman and the Cools post
The wheels of justice, as the saying goes, grind slowly. Long time readers will remember that I spent a good deal of time in 2008 investigating the allegation that Human Rights activist and lawyer, Richard Warman, had written a nasty racist screed about Anne Cools, and concluded that this was
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