The short answer is yes. The longer answer is why risk it? A recent article pointed out, maybe correctly or wrongly, that Thomas Mulcair is deciding to form a government without being competitive in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), that belt of support surrounding the City of Toronto that in
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Canadian Psephos: Gaspésie Liberals Jump Ship! Trudeau Doomed? Clickbait headline!
It seems that eight out of ten executive members for the Liberal Electoral District Association (EDA) in the eastern Quebec riding of Gaspésie–Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine have left for the NDP. So… what gives? You won’t get much from the online news sources that I’ve seen (except CBC), which only give the
Continue readingCanadian Psephos: Predicting the Unpredictable
With the first full day of official campaigning underway, where is the state of the race? Luckily we know, since it seems that everyone and their mothers have set up election projections or predictions in time for this campaign. Even I have maintained a rolling average offline, currently showing a
Continue readingCanadian Psephos: Editable Map of #elxn42 boundaries
Looking for a map of Canada’s new 338 constituencies that you can colour code on your own? Are you a visual learner and like to see how support looks on a geographic projection? Do you like pretty colours? Look no further! Below is a map that anyone can use for
Continue readingCanadian Psephos: #Elxn42 is Called – and a New Site
On October 19th, Canadians will decide who gets the govern this country for the 42nd time. An election has been called after Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited Governor General David Johnston this morning, asked for Parliament to be dissolved and the writs to be drawn up, and started the longest
Continue readingCanadian Psephos: Quebec 1867
I originally did this article in May 2013. I may update it at a later date. The province of Québec held its first general election as a part of the newly formed Dominion of Canada between August 8th, 1867, and an unknown date in early or mid-September 1867. 64 of
Continue readingCanadian Psephos: Nova Scotia 1867
I originally did this article in May 2013. I may update it at a later date. Nova Scotia held its first general election as a province of the new country of Canada on September 18th, 1867, in 38 districts that corresponded to the province’s 18 counties. Voter eligibility is unknown,
Continue readingCanadian Psephos: Ontario 1867
I originally did this article in May 2013. I may update it at a later date. The province of Ontario (previously Canada West, and before that Upper Canada) held its first general election as a province of the Dominion of Canada on September 3rd, 1867. Previous to Confederation on July
Continue readingCanadian Psephos: Canada 1867
I originally wrote this in May 2013. I may update or repost it in the future. The Dominion of Canada held its first election between August 7th and September 20th 1867, due to the rather spread out nature of the new nation that had been born just a month before
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