So, Canada’s 39th General Election is over. We have a new party in power and a new Prime Minister. Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada will form a minority government. The election results were as follows:
Conservative..........124 seats..........36.2% of popular vote
Liberal..........103..........30.2%
BQ..........51..........10.5%
NDP..........29..........17.5%
Ind..........1..........0.5%
The national voter turnout was 64.9% of registered voters.
In the riding where I live (Welland) the incumbent Liberal member of parliament was re-elected. Those results were:
Liberal..........20,238 votes..........35.5%
NDP..........17,484..........30.7%
Conservative..........16,665..........29.2%
Green..........1,960..........3.4%
Christian Heritage..........536..........0.9%
Marxist-Leninist..........112..........0.2%
We beat the national average for voter turnout. In this riding we had 67.9% show up.
I’m not exactly happy that we’ve got a Conservative government. Although I don't think we're entering the heart of darkness the results don't strike me as shiny and bright either. I’m not totally disappointed that the incumbent won in my riding. I guess we’ll see what this government brings.
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Although I did't vote for the current government, I don't think the changes will be as drastic as people might think. But I did read an interesting statistic: over 50% of people that voted Conservative, voted that way just because they wanted a change, not because they agree with the Conservative platform.
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