Canada Votes!!!
From the CBC website:
While Prime Minister Stephen Harper did not achieve his goal of a majority government, the Conservatives did secure a stronger minority government. With 143 "ridings" they are still quite short of the 155 needed for a majority. The Liberals saw a drop of 19 to 76 seats, the Bloc Québécois (Quebec separatist party) received 50, up two, and the NDP (Socialists) received 37, a gain of 7. There were two independents and the Green Party received 6.8% of the vote but no ridings.
Voter turnout drops to record low
An estimated 59.1 per cent of Canadians cast votes in Tuesday's general
election — a figure that appears to be a record low in the history of
Confederation.
A total of 13,832,972 votes were cast nationally of the 23,401,064 registered electors, Elections Canada figures showed as of 9 a.m. ET Wednesday.
A total of 13,832,972 votes were cast nationally of the 23,401,064 registered electors, Elections Canada figures showed as of 9 a.m. ET Wednesday.
While Prime Minister Stephen Harper did not achieve his goal of a majority government, the Conservatives did secure a stronger minority government. With 143 "ridings" they are still quite short of the 155 needed for a majority. The Liberals saw a drop of 19 to 76 seats, the Bloc Québécois (Quebec separatist party) received 50, up two, and the NDP (Socialists) received 37, a gain of 7. There were two independents and the Green Party received 6.8% of the vote but no ridings.
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