Ottawa

What just happened? (V)

Alice Funke questions the vote-split theories.

If this analysis of the numbers bears out, the conclusions are straight-forward:

  • Where the Liberals lost votes mainly to the Conservatives, they lost seats to the Conservatives.
  • Where Liberals lost votes to the NDP as well as the Conservatives, they lost seats mainly to the NDP.

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