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The "first past the post" electoral system and the way our electoral districts are set up, has shown its shortcoming; A party who becomes a majority government with only 39% of the votes. Harper and the Conservatives have played the same divisional tactic that the Republicans have played and have molded their fan base into becoming unconditional cheerleaders. The Conservatives can count on their loyal supporters, like the old stock Canadians to get the guaranteed votes. This minority group will actually show up to vote. Then you have the two centrist parties and the smaller left party vote splitting: The Liberals and the NDP (Yes. The NDP, under Mulcair should now be considered a Centrist party) and the Greens continue to take each other out. This works perfectly well for Harper. This needs to stop. We keep hearing "Anyone but Harper", from majority of Canadians, so how do we achieve this? We need to vote strategically. Below is some information in regards to swing ridings and strategic voting. There is also a video that those who want "Anyone but Harper" can pass around to get people to think about their options. http://www.votetogether.ca/ http://www.strategicvoting.ca/swingdistricts.php (EDITED - adding important information) The 16 ridings that can defeat Harper These ridings are uniquely important because: Conservatives have a defeatable lead (less than 6% on average). The progressive parties are in 2nd and 3rd places. The party in 2nd-place is significantly ahead of the one in 3rd (19% lead on average)! Therefore, even when factoring in the most extreme polling errors, it is all but guaranteed that the party in 3rd-place is not going to win. Finally, the party in 3rd-place has a sizeable number of votes (18% on average) that can meaningfully impact the election result. Let’s take action! First and foremost, we must encourage the Liberals and the NDP to cooperate in the 16 ridings. Calls, emails, and social media campaigns directed at the leaders of the progressive parties are the best ways to advocate their cooperation: Liberal Party: 1.888.542.3725, [email protected], @JustinTrudeau NDP: 1.866.525.2555, [email protected], @ThomasMulcair A petition asking party leaders to cooperate has already garnered over 8,500 signatures. Ridings to Vote for the Liberal Party These are the ridings where the NDP supporters must vote for the Liberal Party candidate: Brampton Centre (ON) Ask NDP candidate Rosemary Keenan to endorse Liberal’s Ramesh Sangha: http://rosemarykeenan.ndp.ca/contact Twitter: @rosemary_k_ndp Aurora — Oak Ridges — Richmond Hill (ON) Ask NDP candidate Brenda Power to endorse Liberal’s Leona Alleslev:http://brendapower.ndp.ca/contact Twitter: @brendapowerndp Saint John — Rothesay (NB) Ask NDP candidate AJ Griffin to endorse Liberal’s Wayne Long: http://ajgriffin.ndp.ca/contact Twitter: @angelajogriffin Bay of Quinte (ON) Ask NDP candidate Terry Cassidy to endorse Liberal’s Neil Ellis: http://terrycassidy.ndp.ca/contact Twitter: @BayofQuinteNDP Vaughan — Woodbridge (ON) Ask NDP candidate Adriana Zichy to endorse Liberal’s Francesco Sorbara http://adrianazichy.ndp.ca/contact Haldimand — Norfolk (ON) Ask NDP candidate John Harris to endorse Liberal’s Joan Mouland: http://johnharris.ndp.ca/contact Twitter: @jackharrisndp Northumberland — Peterborough South (ON) Ask NDP candidate Russ Christianson to endorse Liberal’s Kim Rudd: http://russchristianson.ndp.ca/contact Twitter: @RussNDP King — Vaughan (ON) Ask NDP candidate Natalie Rizzo to endorse Liberal’s Deb Schulte: http://natalierizzo.ndp.ca/contact Twitter: @nataliemrizzo Ridings to Vote for the NDP These are the ridings where the Liberal Party supporters must vote for the NDP candidate: Jonquiere (QB) Ask Liberal candidate Marc Pettersen to endorse NDP’s Karine Trudel: https://www.facebook.com/pettersenmarc Cariboo — Prince George (BC) Ask Liberal candidate Tracy Calogheros to endorse NDP’s Trent Derrick: http://www.electtracy.ca/contact/ Twitter: @TracyCalogheros Regina — Qu’Appelle (SK) Ask Liberal candidate Della Anaquod to endorse NDP’s Nial Kuyek: 1.306.949.6820 [email protected] Twitter: @teamdella2015 Edmonton Griesbach (AB) Ask Liberal candidate Brian Gold to endorse NDP’s Janis Irwin: 780.616.3086 [email protected] Twitter: @votebriangold Mission — Matsqui — Fraser Canyon (BC) Ask Liberal candidate Jati Sidhu to endorse NDP’s Dennis Adamson: 778.242.4542 [email protected] Twitter: @VoteJatiSidhu Coquitlam — Port Coquitlam (BC) Ask Liberal candidate Ron McKinnon to endorse NDP’s Sara Norman: 604.475.8858 [email protected] Twitter: @RonMcKinnonLib North Okanagan — Shuswap (BC) Ask Liberal candidate Cindy Derkaz to endorse NDP’s Jacqui Gingras: 250.549.8420 [email protected] Twitter: @CDerkaz Essex (ON) Ask Liberal candidate Audrey Festeryga to endorse NDP’s Tracey Ramsey: 519.962.5155 [email protected] Twitter: @AudreyFesteryga