tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post113826897934835799..comments2023-10-09T05:28:35.705-07:00Comments on Creekside: Proportional representation, anyone?Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-1138356372774758042006-01-27T02:06:00.000-08:002006-01-27T02:06:00.000-08:00Chris : It gets worse.Did you see that CBC survey ...Chris : It gets worse.<BR/>Did you see that CBC survey of a thousand-plus Tory voters after the election? Asked whether they voted for the Tories or against the Libs, 41% of them said they strategically voted Tory to punish the libs.<BR/>So supposing this survey is at all representative of the population at large, what's 59% of 36%? Coz that's the percentage who actually voted <B>for</B> the Tories.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-1138298047843854472006-01-26T09:54:00.000-08:002006-01-26T09:54:00.000-08:00That happened everywhere except in Alberta. It lo...That happened everywhere except in Alberta. It looked to me on the breifest of observations that the Conservatives won something like 60% of their seats with a split vote. So it's a double penalty. The Tories won with 36% of the vote, and most of that went in ridings where thye didn't have anythingclose to 50%<BR/><BR/>MMP anyone?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09515693806377843182noreply@blogger.com