Results open...
At 10:00pm:
PC - 24 seats
Lib - 11 seats
NDP - 8 seats
All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada...
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At 10:15pm:
Jack Layton has been elected in Toronto-Danforth.
None of the other party leaders are leading.
PC - 64 seats
Lib - 12 seats
NDP - 17 seats
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At 10:30pm
Stephen Harper has been elected in Calgary Southwest.
PC - 97 seats
Lib - 15 seats
NDP - 33 seats
...the races are too close to call - projected (aka "Leading In") results keep pushing the Cons really close to having a majority. Albeit a slim one...
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At 10:45pm
PC - 119 seats
Lib - 16 seats
NDP - 68 seats
...not looking good *sigh*
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At 11:00pm
Elizabeth May is leading in her riding.
PC - 133 seats
Lib - 20 seats
NDP - 78 seats
*Mutters something rude about the rubes*
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At 11:15pm
Gilles Duceppe has been defeated.
PC - 144 seats
Lib - 24 seats
NDP - 87 seats
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At 11:30pm
Looks like a PC majority. Can't stay up to see the final seat count, so lets look at something a little different before I call it a night:
If our electoral system responded to percentage of popular vote instead of running on a first-past-the-post system, the breakdown would look like this at the moment:
PC - 123 seats (currently 146 seats)
NDP - 95 seats (currently 92 seats)
Lib - 59 seats (currently 24 seats)
Bloc - 17 seats (currently 1 seat)
Man, do I ever wish we could swing electoral reform...
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That's all from me, folks. Gotta wake up at dawn tomorrow. Cheers.
PC - 24 seats
Lib - 11 seats
NDP - 8 seats
All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada...
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At 10:15pm:
Jack Layton has been elected in Toronto-Danforth.
None of the other party leaders are leading.
PC - 64 seats
Lib - 12 seats
NDP - 17 seats
*****
At 10:30pm
Stephen Harper has been elected in Calgary Southwest.
PC - 97 seats
Lib - 15 seats
NDP - 33 seats
...the races are too close to call - projected (aka "Leading In") results keep pushing the Cons really close to having a majority. Albeit a slim one...
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At 10:45pm
PC - 119 seats
Lib - 16 seats
NDP - 68 seats
...not looking good *sigh*
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At 11:00pm
Elizabeth May is leading in her riding.
PC - 133 seats
Lib - 20 seats
NDP - 78 seats
*Mutters something rude about the rubes*
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At 11:15pm
Gilles Duceppe has been defeated.
PC - 144 seats
Lib - 24 seats
NDP - 87 seats
*****
At 11:30pm
Looks like a PC majority. Can't stay up to see the final seat count, so lets look at something a little different before I call it a night:
If our electoral system responded to percentage of popular vote instead of running on a first-past-the-post system, the breakdown would look like this at the moment:
PC - 123 seats (currently 146 seats)
NDP - 95 seats (currently 92 seats)
Lib - 59 seats (currently 24 seats)
Bloc - 17 seats (currently 1 seat)
Man, do I ever wish we could swing electoral reform...
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That's all from me, folks. Gotta wake up at dawn tomorrow. Cheers.