Irishmonk
Senior Member
Too bad that one voter didn't bring the Liberals to a majority. Now THAT would be a great Canadian political story, so crazy you couldn't make it up.
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2025 Canadian General Election
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Richard White
Senior Member
Truthfully, they should just hold a by-election.
Mihairokov
Senior Member
I think my issue with using the single returned-mail vote as enough of an irregularity to force a byelection is that it would occur in this one-vote-victory scenario and create theoretical precedence for a riding won by far more votes. What would the threshold for a victory need to be for a returned-vote of this type to force a byelection again? One? Five? Fifteen? Five-hundred? Tread carefully.
Richard White
Senior Member
Generally, if there is a tie a by-election is called to resolve it.
If the difference is only 1 vote and there are a number of unresolved questions about the legitimacy of the mail-in ballots then a by-election should be called. There are enough disputed mail-in ballots to change the results of the election and because of that, it needs an official re-do.
wopchop
Building Toronto
If all these disputed ballots are identified, they should just review the disputed ballots through the normal judicial recount proces.
If it can't be resolved for other reasons, then any elector or candidate can contest it and it gets escalated through the normal court process, eventually to the Supreme Court. That is the actual process, where they will determine if there was corruption, irregularities, illegal acts, etc.
A by-election is just a waste of money when all the information is already available for review.
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UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
Some Conservatives are calling for the head of their party's answer to Kristi Noem...
...meanwhile a Liberal has confirmed a seat in a recount:
...meanwhile a Liberal has confirmed a seat in a recount:
UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
Finally, as reported over on the Carny thread, the Liberals are at 169...
...I am going to presume at this point all the recounts are a done deal. And if anything changes from here on can be posted over said Carney channel:
urbantoronto.ca
Thus closing this election, as well as requesting admin (@PinkLucy) to lock this thread behind a UT memory door if I may be so bold.
...I am going to presume at this point all the recounts are a done deal. And if anything changes from here on can be posted over said Carney channel:
PM Mark Carney's Canada
Catch all for the recent election of Mark Carney as LPC leader
Thus closing this election, as well as requesting admin (@PinkLucy) to lock this thread behind a UT memory door if I may be so bold.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
Agreed, but Poilievre might not get 82%. By the time that by-election happens, Albertans will see their Edmonton-raised PM and his Liberals committing to new gas and oil pipelines to two or even all three oceans, making significant hydrocarbon promotion, taking leaps to end to western alienation (Carney will be dancing with Smith before Christmas), a huge boost to the military, and working to remove interprovincial trade barriers so that Alberta-made goods can sell nationwide. All with limited tax increases. What’s not to like if you’re an Albertan? And what can Poilievre offer beyond Trumpian slogans? My guess is that with the right Liberal candidate (and Carney will put in a ringer), Poilievre wins at best 65-70%, with unprecedented gains by the Liberals at the loss to the NDP. A mediocre victory in the CPC heartland could be a potential deathblow to Poilievre.
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Richard White
Senior Member
Personally, I think it was the Trudeau factor that kept the LPC supressed in Alberta. Pierre did alot of damage there.
Mark Carney however is making an effort to include Alberta in the conversation which I think goes a long way towards reconciling differences.
Having said that you are correct about Pollievre. He is nothing without slogans. Infact he reminds me alot of the the Tea Party Republicans down south.
If you recall, the Tea Party faction of the GOP had very little substance and was nothing more than a soap box for the more extreme aspects of the party.
afransen
Senior Member
Rural Alberta has a pretty strong aversion to the Liberals.
evandyk
Senior Member
Byelections can bit a bit unpredictable because of the low turnout. Nobody will care if PP gets 60, 70, 80, 90 or 99% of the vote. He's going to win and it doesn't matter by how much.
Mihairokov
Senior Member
Longest Ballot Committee are aiming to have 200 candidates run in this upcoming byelection. This is compared to the 85 they were able to run in Carleton in the 2025 Election.
Richard White
Senior Member
That's absurd.
evandyk
Senior Member
They should just introduce a refundable deposit of a few hundred dollars to get on the ballot. That would put these clowns out of business. They're not accomplishing anything other than inconveniencing the citizens of the ridings they choose to target.
Pay $1000 to register and you get it back if you get 2% of the vote. Simple. You don't even have to make them pay it up front. Simply require them to lodge a letter of credit from a bank whereby the bank promises to pay the $1000 if you don't make it. The cost of the letter will reflect the bank's view of the likelihood of you making it. So PP will get the letter for a penny, and my cousin (who I'm sure will be on the ballot again) would have to pay $1000.
Pay $1000 to register and you get it back if you get 2% of the vote. Simple. You don't even have to make them pay it up front. Simply require them to lodge a letter of credit from a bank whereby the bank promises to pay the $1000 if you don't make it. The cost of the letter will reflect the bank's view of the likelihood of you making it. So PP will get the letter for a penny, and my cousin (who I'm sure will be on the ballot again) would have to pay $1000.
Mihairokov
Senior Member
I think they would argue that First-Past-the-Post is absurd. I don't agree with their tactics but I agree with their message.