Polibabble
Jun. 29th, 2004 09:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
listersgirlHmm. So the NDP didn't end up with as many seats as I thought they might, based on the "leading and elected" standings as they were when I crashed last night. Which means that the Liberals and NDP together don't actually have a majority - they have 154, as do the Conservatives, Bloc and the one independent (who was a Conservative who didn't win his nomination, but chose to run anyway). Wouldn't it make more sense to have an odd number of seats? Of course, this kind of situation doesn't happen that often.
The independent is an interesting situation. I heard on CBC that he had promised to do an official poll of his riding to see what party people would want him to join. I don't know if that means he would actually join the party, or if he would just vote in line with them, but he's a true wild card right now.
If I had to guess, I'd say that the government isn't going to last very long, since no coalition will hold the majority. Unless the Bloc votes with the Liberals, which I can't really picture. It'll be interesting, though. And at least the NDP made a comeback in terms of number of seats, even if Olivia Chow and Peter Tabuns didn't get in like I thought they would.
The independent is an interesting situation. I heard on CBC that he had promised to do an official poll of his riding to see what party people would want him to join. I don't know if that means he would actually join the party, or if he would just vote in line with them, but he's a true wild card right now.
If I had to guess, I'd say that the government isn't going to last very long, since no coalition will hold the majority. Unless the Bloc votes with the Liberals, which I can't really picture. It'll be interesting, though. And at least the NDP made a comeback in terms of number of seats, even if Olivia Chow and Peter Tabuns didn't get in like I thought they would.