Comments on: Just how big is this majority? http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/08/coalition-majority-figures/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:25:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mr. Robertson http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/08/coalition-majority-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-54056 Mr. Robertson Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:01:30 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3356#comment-54056 Well we are also taking the Liberals for granted. Not every Liberal supports the coalition. Well we are also taking the Liberals for granted. Not every Liberal supports the coalition.

]]> By: mare http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/08/coalition-majority-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-53892 mare Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:32:23 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3356#comment-53892 Since there is no proportional voting in Canada only the 52.9% makes sense. Since there is no proportional voting in Canada only the 52.9% makes sense.

]]> By: Jimmy Zoubris http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/08/coalition-majority-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-53875 Jimmy Zoubris Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:22:16 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3356#comment-53875 Statistics, statistics...all the numbers above make sense....the number most coalition people want to use is 62. The rationale behind this is that 62 percent of the people voted for someone other that the Conservatives! I believe this is correct but at the same time (unfortunately) it doesn't matter......the Bloc Quebecois gets less than 10 percent of the national vote yet they usually elect more members than the NDP ! The PC's with Kim Campbell got 2 seats and the got over 30 Percent nationally. Morally and ethically, the Conservative do not have 51 % of the seats nor did they get 51% of the vote..therefore ... Jimmy Zoubris Statistics, statistics...all the numbers above make sense....the number most coalition people want to use is 62. The rationale behind this is that 62 percent of the people voted for someone other that the Conservatives!
I believe this is correct but at the same time (unfortunately) it doesn't matter......the Bloc Quebecois gets less than 10 percent of the national vote yet they usually elect more members than the NDP ! The PC's with Kim Campbell got 2 seats and the got over 30 Percent nationally.
Morally and ethically, the Conservative do not have 51 % of the seats nor did they get 51% of the vote..therefore ...

Jimmy Zoubris

]]> By: princess iveylocks http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/08/coalition-majority-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-53873 princess iveylocks Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:07:15 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3356#comment-53873 Not a bad attempt at parsing the meaningless statistic, Steve, but you missed the obvious answer: 0. As in, 0% of Canadians specifically wrote on their ballots "I would like to see Jack Layton and whoever hastily emerges from the Liberal butthole govern the country on an unknown platform based purely on reactionary spite, please." Not a bad attempt at parsing the meaningless statistic, Steve, but you missed the obvious answer: 0.

As in, 0% of Canadians specifically wrote on their ballots "I would like to see Jack Layton and whoever hastily emerges from the Liberal butthole govern the country on an unknown platform based purely on reactionary spite, please."

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