How Quebec voted and "not voted"
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Tuesday January 24, 2006 13:29
by iosaf
Thanks to the cuddly, cute and soft nature of the seal cub (Pinnipedia Otariidae) many people on the left in Ireland acitvely oppose and further _boycott_ all things Canadian.
But Quebecois elections are always interesting. And as the Canadians (& Quebecois) have just elected a new government as a consequence of their 39th general elections : I thought to include them in the list of elections archived on the newswire.
64.5% of Canadians and Quebocois registered to vote did so. This means a "non vote" (for whatever reasons) of 35.5%.
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The Canadians appear to have "swung" to the right. In so doing they have broken the pattern seen last year in comparative states of high wealth and undoubtedly "wonderful" licing standards. Whereas the Norwegians voted for higher taxes the Canadians appear to have favoured less tax.
However, the winner of the elections, the Conservative party led by Stephen Harper may only end 12 years of "liberal" rule by forming a coalition. It has been two years since the "Progressive Conservatives" merged with the smaller "Canadian alliance". This followed their implosion at the 2000 general elections when they only won 12 seats.
the Conservatives have 124 seats
the Liberals have 103 seats
the Quebecois have 51 seats
http://www.blocquebecois.org/fr/
the New Democratic party have 29 seats
and there is one Independent.
155 seats are needed for an overal majority in the 308 seat parliament.
There were 66,000 polling stations
here's the official link
http://enr.elections.ca/National_f.aspx
Here's the wikipedia file
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_federal_election%2C_2006
The Quebocois block has also unsurprisingly started to lean rightwards, but abstention was notably lower. They lost 5.6% of their share of the vote with a final share of 42.1%.
Quebocois will no doubt go back to talking about their status as a "nation" if in opposition or coalition. Which I think is a jolly good idea. & I hope the Quebocois will in time come to the realisation that the cubs of Pinnipedia Otariidae are so cute and cuddly they ought not be bludgeoned but rather used as a "casus belli" (reason for war). We will no doubt learn the awful and hidden truth of CIA interrogation schools in the frozen wastes masquerading as animal control.
& when that day comes, as a proud and militant nation going to the barricades to struggle against Canada and naturally the USA we will be "onside", listening to the radio stream, singing La Marseilles!
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here's the last election covered in 2006:-
"how chile voted and "not voted""
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=73802
and the elections of 2005:-
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=73567