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May. 2nd, 2011
Hey Canada, it's Election Day!
For those of you outside Canada, please see this chart from Threehundredeight.com.
On the eve of the vote, ThreeHundredEight.com projects that the Conservative Party will win another minority government, with the New Democrats forming the Official Opposition. The Liberals will place third while the Bloc Québécois will be relegated to the fourth position in the House of Commons.
The big png chart? Look in Quebec, and look at Laurier - Ste-Marie:
Bloc Quebecois: 37.5
New Democratic Party: 37.3
Yes, that's spitting distance of upsetting Gilles Duceppe - The leader of the Bloc - in my riding.
It's awesome. The Bloc and the Liberals are freaking out as people are going NDP. If people actually show to the polls in these numbers, we're seeing an election that may just change the dynamic in Canadian politics for a generation. (If the NDP can capitalize on it.)
It's making for an oddly historic birthday weekend for me.
For those of you outside Canada, please see this chart from Threehundredeight.com.
On the eve of the vote, ThreeHundredEight.com projects that the Conservative Party will win another minority government, with the New Democrats forming the Official Opposition. The Liberals will place third while the Bloc Québécois will be relegated to the fourth position in the House of Commons.
The big png chart? Look in Quebec, and look at Laurier - Ste-Marie:
Bloc Quebecois: 37.5
New Democratic Party: 37.3
Yes, that's spitting distance of upsetting Gilles Duceppe - The leader of the Bloc - in my riding.
It's awesome. The Bloc and the Liberals are freaking out as people are going NDP. If people actually show to the polls in these numbers, we're seeing an election that may just change the dynamic in Canadian politics for a generation. (If the NDP can capitalize on it.)
It's making for an oddly historic birthday weekend for me.
Protest Vote
May. 2nd, 2011 05:15 pmSo I am getting told by people who have been scrutineers that spoilt and blank ballots are tallied separately and *blank* ballots are officially considered protest "none of the above" ballots.
I have never heard of this. (Indeed, the whole edible ballot society thing depends on there is no way to cast a protest vote.)
I am trying to dig through elections canada to find some verification here. If there IS an official protest ballot option, I want to know about it. (Even if I have no intention to do so right now.)
I have never heard of this. (Indeed, the whole edible ballot society thing depends on there is no way to cast a protest vote.)
I am trying to dig through elections canada to find some verification here. If there IS an official protest ballot option, I want to know about it. (Even if I have no intention to do so right now.)
"Je n'ai jamai vu ca"
May. 2nd, 2011 07:17 pmI think I might be messing up my accords.
Regardless, one bright orange vote cast, although I was happy to see that there was a Rhinocerous Party candidate on the ballot. Also good to see both a Communist Party *and* a Marxist-Leninist party there, too.
More interesting was the titular comment, uttered by one of the scrutineers. The ballot box was full to the brim. (Despite Google's Logo, we don't have voting booths, we have cardboard boxes standing on edge to vote behind, and then we bring the folded up piece of paper to the ballot box and stick it inside.) They were figuring out if they could get more boxes and more ballots.
"Big, big turnout," he confirmed when I asked. "Something's happening here."
Now even if we lose, that makes me happy.
Regardless, one bright orange vote cast, although I was happy to see that there was a Rhinocerous Party candidate on the ballot. Also good to see both a Communist Party *and* a Marxist-Leninist party there, too.
More interesting was the titular comment, uttered by one of the scrutineers. The ballot box was full to the brim. (Despite Google's Logo, we don't have voting booths, we have cardboard boxes standing on edge to vote behind, and then we bring the folded up piece of paper to the ballot box and stick it inside.) They were figuring out if they could get more boxes and more ballots.
"Big, big turnout," he confirmed when I asked. "Something's happening here."
Now even if we lose, that makes me happy.