by elections

[15444]

Neighbor's sister owns condo in downtown Toronto. Was inside it many years ago. Entire suite was 20'x20'. Paid $36k in late 80's. Latest valuation on it is over $400k. Still a baby blue colored shit box valued at over 1k a square foot.

[grassfarmer]

Analysis on the by election results from a commentator in Alberta.

"Some reminders for all of those who are going on about how yesterday's by-election results were some kind of message to the provincial NDP and federal Liberals.

Let's dispel this bit of political spin, shall we?
1. All five seats held. That means no change. The LPC held 3, the CPC held 2. "Status quo" isn't a message to anyone about anything.

2. The 2 CPC seats that held were conservative strongholds in CPC heartland. There are ridings in this province that would vote for a zucchini with a CPC sticker slapped on it - cases in point; Rob Anders and Kerry Diotte, neither of whom have any business being in elected office but thanks to the "CONSERVATIVE OR DIE" mindset that pervades too many areas in this province, held/hold a seat. The CPC hanging on to 2 seats in the heart of CPC land is nothing to brag about. Ever.

3. Voter turnout in the 2 Calgary ridings came in at 30 percent. That's disgusting. But Conservatives are historically over-represented in by-election results, so the drop in Liberal support (and it was a minor drop) is meaningless. The lack of NDP support given a) this was a byelection, b) these are conservative strongholds, and c) The NDP doesn't have a permanent leader as of this date isn't at all surprising, and has little to do with the provincial NDP. (PS: centrists and leftists, get your ass to the polls. Shame on you.)
4. Of the 3 LPC seats that were held, Markham-Thornhill is a new riding created in 2015, so we can't really look at the historical voting trends. That being said, the LPC candidate won in a landslide. Ottawa-Vanier is and always has been an LPC stronghold. The fact this seat held is no surprise whatsoever. Saint-Laurent is the longtime riding of Stephane Dion and the seat has been held by a Liberal EVERY election since the riding's creation in 1988. As for why these are LPC strongholds, see my above comments about conservative strongholds. Same applies here.

5. The only real stories in this byelection are that women were elected - yay! - and the turnout was absolute crap.
Now you can all go about your day a bit better informed.
You're welcome."

[15444]

The big message that even the Führer's television network was repeating, Liberal support down and Conservative support up in every one of the 5 contests, when compared to 2015 election results. It is a trend that gives us Cons hope for the future.