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In her column today in the Vancover Sun, Barbara Yaffe talks about an analysis of the popular vote in our recent national election. She suggests that we do not have the regional problem (code perhaps for Western alienation) in Canada, apart from Alberta. I think she has a point.

Popular Vote Analysis

Canada

Party/2000/2004/Change

Lib: 40.8%, 36.7%, down 4.1%

Con: 37.7%, 29.6%, down 8.1%

New Dem: 8.5%, 15.7%, up 7.2%

Bloc: 10.7%, 12.4%, up 1.7%

Popular Vote Analysis

British Columbia

Party/2000/2004/Change

Lib: 27.7%, 28.6%, up 0.9%

Con: 56.7%, 36.2%, down 20.5%

New Dem: 11.3%, 26.6%, up 15.3%

Popular Vote Analysis

Alberta

Party/2000/2004/Change

Lib: 20.9%, 22.0%, up 1.1%

Con: 72.4%, 61.6%, down 10.8%

New Dem: 5.4%, 9.5%, up 4.1%

Popular Vote Analysis

Saskatchewan

Party/2000/2004/Change

Lib: 20.7%, 27.2%, up 6.5%

Con: 52.5%, 41.8%, down 10.7%

New Dem: 26.2%, 23.4%, down 2.8%

Popular Vote Analysis

Manitoba

Party/2000/2004/Change

Lib:32.5%, 21.4%, down 11.1%

Con: 44.9%, 50.0%, up 5.1%

New Dem: 20.9%, 28.6%, up 7.7%

Popular Vote Analysis

Ontario

Party/2000/2004/Change

Lib: 51.5%, 44.7%, down 6.8%

Con: 38.0%, 31.5%, down 6.5%

New Dem: 8.3%, 18.1%, up 9.8%

Popular Vote Analysis

Quebec

Party/2000/2004/Change

Lib: 44.2%, 37.9%, down 6.3%

Con: 11.8%, 8.6%, down 3.2%

New Dem: 1.8%, 4.6%, up 2.8%

Bloc: 39.9%, 48.8%, up 8.9%

Popular Vote Analysis

New Brunswick

Party/2000/2004/Change

Lib: 41.7%, 44.6%, up 2.9%

Con: 46.2%, 31.1%, down 15.1%

New Dem: 11.7%, 20.6%, up 8. 9%

Popular Vote Analysis

Nova Scotia

Party/2000/2004/Change

Lib: 36.5%, 39.6%, up 3.1%

Con: 38.7%, 28.0%, down 10.7%

New Dem: 24.0%, 28.5%, up 4.5%

Popular Vote Analysis

Prince Edward Island

Party/2000/2004/Change

Lib: 47.0%, 52.5%, up 5.5%

Con: 43.4%, 30.7%, down 12.7%

New Dem: 9.0%, 12.5%, up 3.5%

Popular Vote Analysis

Newfoundland and Labrador

Party/2000/2004/Change

Lib: 44.9%, 48.0%, up 3.1%

Con: 38.4%, 32.3%, down 6.1%

New Dem: 13.1%, 17.5%, up 4.4%

Popular Vote Analysis

Nunavut

Party/2000/2004/Change

Lib: 69.0%, 51.2%,, down 7.8%

Con: 8.1%, 14.5%, up 6.4%

New Dem:18.3%, 15.3%, down 3.0%

Popular Vote Analysis

Western Arctic

Party/2000/2004/Change

Lib: 45.3%, 39.4%, down 5.9%

Con: 27.7%, 17.2%, down 10.5%

New Dem: 26.9%, 39.1%, up 12.2%

Popular Vote Analysis

Yukon

Party/2000/2004/Change

Lib: 32.9%%, 45.9%, up 13%

Con: 34.6%, 20.9%, down 13.7%

New Dem: 32.1%, 25.4%, down 6.7%

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