For any of you who are following the Canadian Election (yes, we're having one too) there's a couple of good sites I've found that aboot recent polls, predictions and news:
Federal Election Tracker: This one is similar to the U.S. site
Electoral-Vote.com in that it summarizes the current trends on a map, region by region, and gives a prediction of
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I take it Canada does at least use popular vote, not some sort of electoral vote like the US?
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Prime Minister = Speaker of the House of Representatives
Seat = Congressional District
Therefore, the PM is the leader of the party who can win the most districts across the country. In each district, the winner is whomever wins more votes than any other party, and so a plurality of votes can translate into a majority of seats. It can make for a very dis-balanced system.
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LOL
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You know I bet Bush might actually believe that!
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