Canadian General Election, Live Thread (UPDATE: Conservatives Win!)

Elections Canada ^ | N/A

[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.

[canadianally]

Shite, these numbers don't mean anything unless I know which ridingds they are and in what province....also, urban ridings will typically report before rural ridings (which tend to vote conservative)...

[conservative in nyc]

The Independent is likely Andre Arthur from a riding near Quebec City. He's a conservative talk show host.

[Free Dominoes]

C 83
L 70
BQ 25
N 16
I 1

[GiveEmDubya]

NATIONAL RESULTS

83 Conservative
70 Liberal
25 Bloc Québécois
16 New Democrat
1 Independent

Needed for Majority: 155

[BunnySlippers]

Hi, Canadian Outrage. I remember you on the crime threads ... I'm there too. I'll try to stay up tonight to heard the results ... hopefully they'll come in tonight!

[mrsmel]

Go Canada! Go Conservatives and Mr Harper!

[conservative in nyc]

Results will go on the Internet in 2 minutes.

[BohDaThone]

. the biggest minority is the majority, isn't it?

No. A majority is over 50%. So the biggest minority is just that, if it isn't over 50%.

[Free Dominoes]

C 84
L 67
BQ 27
N 21
I 1

[fanfan]

These are the first returns from the polls. A trend.

L 70
C 82

[plushaye]

My local tv station's election coverage has a panel talking about Harper and how he is going to choose his cabinet...

It's seems like it's actually happening!!! Peter Manbridge (CBC liberal commentator) looks deeply depressed.

[WalterSkinner]

Are ALL ridings coming in or are they coming in from the provinces that closed earlier?

[Mount Athos]

A cautionary note for those watching the TV coverage: the totals show which party is leading each riding, not which ridings have been called. Some of them are based on very fragmentary returns. That said, glad to see that the Tories have nosed ahead for now. Just don't get too euphoric too early.

And these postings don't even really tell you that. They don't mean much because you can't see whether the results for the particular seats reported represent gains or losses for each party over previous election. The only non-meaningless results are reported in the form of -3 +5 etc.. that show you whether the seats are gains or losses over previous election.

[fanfan]

C 84
L 67

[MDspinboyredux]

From your lips to God's ear!

[Mo1]

Cspan was showing the conservatives in the lead

Woo Hoo ... Go Canada!!

[Free Dominoes]

C 84
L 68
BQ 29
N 23

[Canadian Outrage]

The Liberals are getting creamed in Quebec!! Thank you Quebec. I take back some of the things I have said. They know HOW to reward THIEVES!!

[pyx]

Thanks for posting updates.
Much appreciated.

[conservative in nyc]

Yes. But that is ALL WE HAD UNTIL NOW. Results are going up on the Internet as we speak.