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Election results Canada: Harper gets minority government, Greens shut out
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by Tina Kells | October 14, 2008 at 07:06 pm
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Track real-time comments about the election results in Canada, or search results by candidate, riding or province, at the Election Results page from Elections Canada.
Unofficial election results, Canada votes 2008
CONSERVATIVES - 143
LIBERALS - 76
BLOC QUEBECOIS - 50
NDP - 37
INDEPENDENTS - 2
GREEN PARTY - 0
Check for real-time updates to the Canada election results or at the CBC election results 2008 page. All results are unofficial until all ballots have been counted.
These are subject to change as the night goes on and will be updated. Last updated: October 15, 3:00 am PST
Current prediction; Tory minority
Canadian Press Newswire filed a story declaring a Tory victory before the polls in BC had returned results. Read the Canadian Press story, "Harper Tories win federal election."
Liberals lose ground in Ontario
With half the votes counted, Liberals were elected or leading in 38 Ontario ridings, compared to 54 in the 2006 federal election, while the Conservatives had the potential to take 51 seats, up from 40.New Democrats were elected or leading in 17, up from 12.
At least five Liberal seats were lost to the New Democrats and seven to the Tories. But the party did manage to snatch one Toronto seat from the NDP, with high-profile candidate Gerard Kennedy's hard-fought win over Peggy Nash in Parkdale-High Park.
Liberal popular support experienced a downturn of 6.4 per cent, as did the NDP by one per cent, while the Tories recorded a 4.3 per cent rise.
Green Party totally shut out
Not a single Green Party candidate has won a seat, as of 9:30 pm PST
Voter turnout rate at historic low: Voter apathy at an all-time high
This is the worst voter turnout in Canadian history, only 58% of eligible voters participated. This means that Canada ranks 83rd in the world for citizen participation in its democracy. Voter apathy is at an all-time high in Canada. Prior to this election the lowest turnout was in 2004. The highest voter turnout in Canadian history was in 1958; 79% of Canadians cast a ballot that year.
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TV reports coming in from Atlantic Canada have Green Party leader Elizabeth May conceding defeat in her riding. The Green party leader has lost her seat to her Conservative party rival Peter MacKay.
Green Leader Elizabeth May has lost her bid to unseat Conservative incumbent Peter MacKay in the Nova Scotia riding of Central Nova.With 200 out of 217 polls reporting, MacKay led with 46.8 per cent of the popular vote to May's 32 per cent. NDP candidate Louise Lorefice trailed with 19.6 per cent of the votes cast.
"All of you who are here tonight have made the difference in turning this camp into one that grabbed national attention, not because we were tilting at windmills but because we set out to do something right and we set out to do it for the right reasons," May told supporters at her campaign office.
MacKay has now won his riding five consecutive times. He was the defence minister in Stephen Harper's cabinet when the election was called.
"Thank you for your confidence," MacKay told supporters after he claimed victory. "Public life is nothing without you."
Riding watch: expected results in key ridings or for high profile candidates
Based on early results, Gilles Duceppe and Jack Layton are both expected to win in their respective Toronto ridings. CBC is already declaring both party leaders as winners.
Two high profile Liberals win their seats (CBC):
Marc Garneau, Canada's first astronaut expected to win his riding of Westmount-Ville-Marie. All the networks have declared him victorious in his Quebec riding. See the CBC results for Westmount-Ville-Marie. In 2006, Garneau lost in the riding of Papineau to Bloc Quebecois candidate Vivian Barbot. In 2008, Barbot is up against Justin Trudeau.
Justin Trudeau, son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, expected to win in his riding of Papineau (Montreal). This one is a close race, some networks are reluctant to make the call, but CBC is already declaring Trudeau as the winner. Track the most up-to-date returns for Justin Trudeau in Papineau (Montreal) at CBC.com
The son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau will follow his father's footsteps to Parliament Hill.Justin Trudeau has been elected as member of Parliament for the Montreal riding of Papineau.
He beat Bloc Québécois incumbent Vivian Barbot.
The Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois focused much of their attention on the Papineau riding and the Trudeau-Barbot fight during this campaign.
Trudeau, 36, is a bone fide political star and choice recruit for the Grits, despite his inexperience.
He left a teaching career to run for the Liberals, who hoped Trudeau would help revive their deflated fortunes in Quebec, in the wake of the sponsorship scandal.
The Papineau riding was once a Liberal stronghold, where former foreign affairs minister Pierre Pettigrew was elected three times.
The Bloc's Vivian Barbot, a Quebecer of Haitian descent, won the seat in 2006 by 990 votes.
Conservatives make an unexpected gains in BC
Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn was declared re-elected in Saanich-Gulf Island Although it was still early in the counting, the Conservatives had won 47.7 per cent of the popular vote, while NDP support stood at 24.6 per cent and the Liberals were picking up 18 per cent. In terms of the popular vote in 2006, the Conservatives earned 37.3 per cent. The Liberals picked up 28.5 per cent of the votes cast and the NDP snared 27.6 per cent. Several Liberal incumbents faced tough fights as the Conservative vote increased.
Several Conservative cabinet ministers from British Columbia are on their way back to the House of Commons, including Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Chuck Strahl in Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon, Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day in Okanagan-Coquihalla, and Secretary of State for the 2010 Olympics James Moore in Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam.
British Columbia has declared its first winner; Conservative Jim Abbott from the riding of Kootney-Columbia.
Incumbent James Moore, was 24 years old when he first won his riding of Port Moody-Westwood, and is one of the youngest MPs ever elected to office. He has been declared the winner again.
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at 18:06 on October 14th, 2008
Tina Kells, thanks for getting this story out so quickly. It will now show up on the home page for four hours. If new developments justify it, I'll renew this flag for another cycle.
at 18:09 on October 14th, 2008
I'm sad Elizabeth May lost in her riding.
Interesting early results though.
at 18:13 on October 14th, 2008
CTV is projecting that Jack Layton has won in his riding and Gilles Duceppe has won in his.
at 18:38 on October 14th, 2008
CTV is projecting that the Conservatives will not have a majority government as they can't get above 153 of the seats, but they need 155 to make a majority government, although from watching the tv there is a lot of cheering going on where Harper is right now.
at 18:43 on October 14th, 2008
Tina Kells, I like this story. It's good stuff. Glad to see conservatives didn't do to bad. Here is a time where you can teach me on politics. Tell me what it means, "loses in her riding"? Thanks. I am not well versed in Canadian politics. Oh I forgot, CNN has reported, "Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government is on track for re-election after polls close, Canadian media project."
at 18:51 on October 14th, 2008
A riding in Canada is the same as a district in the US. It just means the area of Canada that she represents.
at 19:02 on October 14th, 2008
Tina Kells, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 19:05 on October 14th, 2008
OK, so now Harper and his folks need to make nice with one or two other parties and share some of the goodies with them to make up a majority?
at 19:10 on October 14th, 2008
Yes, they will need to play nice. But they don't need to get full party support from their opposition. They simply need to court individual votes. Depending on the final numbers, it may be enough for them to get Independents to work with them.
at 19:16 on October 14th, 2008
Thank you very much. Tina, guess your the political Expert tonight!!
at 19:42 on October 14th, 2008
:) for Canada I guess.
at 20:09 on October 14th, 2008
Tina Kells, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Great stuff. Yes we have another minority government.
And i kinda feel a little sad for Elizabeth May. She did well in the debate, yet she still did not win her riding, nor did any of her party's candidates. I kinda would like to see at least one green candidate win.
at 21:18 on October 14th, 2008
Me too! I am sad that there are no Greens elected so far.
at 00:24 on October 15th, 2008
This means McCain/Palin WILL get in! No country has more 'hockey moms' than Canada and they have spoken: they want Conservatives in power with all the security problems we have these days. Canada's left is a mess and Layton and Dion need to resign straight away. There is a long road to relevancy that Canada's left will need to take if they have any hope of having national power again. A LONG road.
at 02:46 on October 15th, 2008
Tina Kells, I like this story. Canada votes, I am not voting, but surprised that crisis causes 0% for Green party. Are they so bad, or is it Canada forgetting to be the most hit country by climate change ? Europe is the save haven, even during crisis tackling climate for all. G. Brown to invest $ 250 bn in Climate engineering/ green energy.
at 06:11 on October 15th, 2008
Tina Kells, I like this story. It's good stuff. Best news ever, Guess when it came to the Liberals and Stephane Dion, as well as Elizabeth May and the Green Party, Canadians have spoken and clearly do not give a Shift!
We are almost a majority, just need a dozen more seats, one can be sure some dissatified opposition MP's may go Walkies over to our Dark side.
at 06:23 on October 15th, 2008
Tina Kells, I like this story. It's good stuff.
They won because of the Oil they want to suck out up North. They are tired of OPEC rules, and paying Bush prices at the pump. Pretty simple logic... Canadians are a bunch of liars when it comes to the environment....At least Americans pay a high price to mess it up, while Canadians are now willing to throw the baby out with the bathtub.
Rev. Jermano
at 08:15 on October 15th, 2008
That is something that we need in the USA. If we had several parties in Congress, a good deal of working together would be necessary. Canada has it right. I wish we could get out of this two party system that our founders warned us about.
at 08:22 on October 15th, 2008
Your kidding right? Gas prices are because of Bush? My gosh is this guy the king of the world? From what I could see when I passed through Canada's Western Provinces, they seem to take pretty good care of the environment. Do you not like any part of North America?
at 09:14 on October 15th, 2008
Aw, I know details are pesky things BUT you write that LizzyMay lost her seat to Peter MacKay "TV reports coming in from Atlantic Canada have Green Party leader Elizabeth May conceding defeat in her riding. The Green party leader has lost her seat to her Conservative party rival Peter MacKay.."
NOT TRUE. Lizzy has never had a seat, does not represent anybody in parliament and her party does not have one single seat.
She tried to whip up huge PR for herself by appearing to try to take Peter MacKay down. He retained his seat with by a solid margin. She lost her bid to win any seat. She lost. Has no seat. Will not be able to sit in Parliament. She's a PR hound who has no mandate from anyone. The Green Party should try to find a better representative for their cause - which is a good one!!!.
Too bad Lizzy's plan (cooked up with Dion's henchmen) didn't work cause I hear Dion promised her a Senate seat - once he becomes Prime Minister. Oooopie.
at 09:28 on October 15th, 2008
What I would like to know is 'why is the Bloc Quebecois allowed to run in a Federal election when they only have members in one province, which has only the effect of splitting the vote within that province'? They are not Federal.
at 11:21 on October 15th, 2008
Tina Kells, I like this story. It's good stuff. It's a pity that the results were released before the ballots were counted. It is also terrible that the Greens lost their seat.
at 11:24 on October 15th, 2008
politisite: we as Americans have the power to get out of this two party system by the following:
1. Demonstrate in favor of ballot access for alternative parties.
2. The people should inform themselves of other parties
3. Massive voting for parties that are neither Republicans nor Democrats.
at 18:59 on October 15th, 2008
Bloc Quebec make up a third of the population of Canadians, and it was always stated if you get the Quebec vote, you become Prime minister, the Lieberals always counted on Quebec voters to be elected, as Prime ministers as a whole were from Quebec. Bloc Quebec sort of spoiled it all in the 1980s when they stole votes away from Liberals and Conservatives. Quebecs wholly platform for the most part was to protect their Culture and Language in what they percieve was being diluted or being taken over by other cultures and the French language being overtaken by English. The USA and some countries do the same, a motion was being presented to include spanish as a second official language, and it was immediately quashed in the senate.
at 19:02 on October 15th, 2008
The Greens were too Green for their own good. Both politically and sensing Green was a priority for all Canadians, judging by her zero seats. Guess Canadians aint as Al Gory as Elizabeth May would have thought we were. Jobs and Economy will always take priority over environment, you can't feed your family on Carbon Credits.
at 19:05 on October 15th, 2008
Yep, pretty dismal, when independents with Zippity Doo Da political platform to go on, can get a seat at parliament, and the Greens get squat. Guess its true, you cannot feed and cloth and house your family on Carbon Credits, Who woulda thunk eh>?
at 01:06 on October 16th, 2008
Unfortunely we are more interested in the US elections and they are also having voter's apathy problem too. I wrote a letter here urging them to vote because the world is watching them and the stake is higher than ever. http://my.nowpublic.com/np-1-1151747
Remember we did that this time too for our voting too? How we tried and it did not work? Urging us to vote!? I looked at the Elections Canada stats, its a distrubing trend. Actually there is a theory call: Arrow's Theorem- no voting system is perfect,
and you can read more about it online- http://tech.mit.edu/V123/N8/8voting.8n.html
at 03:53 on October 16th, 2008
I really have a fundamental question to you and that is where have you been since 911? If Bush did not wage war in Iraq.....the gas prices would not be going through the roof. Point blank and not to hard to figure out. They are pushing for drilling for oil in the upper regions of Canada..which means a disregard to the environment and ignoring Global Warming.....Bringing more Oil is not an environmental protection endeavor.
Rev. Jermano