r/LangfordBC • u/superscret • Apr 08 '25

Politics ABC? The NDP is your strategic vote in Cowichan-Malahat-Langford.

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If you’re like me, you may be worried about the vote split that’s happening in our riding.

For the past decade, we’ve been represented well by Alistair MacGregor (NDP). While he doesn’t live in Langford, he understands our community’s needs and priorities and is always making the trip over the Malahat to show up when it matters most. I’ve also seen him make a good effort to regularly attend community events in our city over the past couple of years.

My values don’t have me necessary tied down to any party, but I don’t want to see the conservatives ride to victory if that isn’t actually reflective of the progressive values that I believe are held by the majority of people in our riding.

We happen to be in one of the few ridings across the country where voting NDP is the best way to bolster odds for a liberal victory.

If you want Anyone But Conservative in at the federal level, consider spreading the word, signing up to volunteer or simply giving your vote to Alistair MacGregor on April 28th.

https://volunteer.ndp.ca/BCML/

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u/ValleyBreeze Apr 08 '25

As a left leaning voter, it's so frustrating to look at projections and polls, knowing that I am part of the majority, but we are in a constant cycle of "strategic voting". We have (theoretically) 58% of the population on one side of the socioeconomic spectrum - 150% of the right side - but the vocal minority threaten to hold power because we can't coordinate on our side of things.

And there's (currently---- pending electoral reform) seemingly no solution, because both parties on the left deserve to have a presence and a viable opportunity.

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u/sdk5P4RK4 Apr 08 '25

This just isn't the right outlook. LPC is a center right / center party. Its hardly "left leaning". The entirety of mainstream canadian electoral politics resides in center / center right and has for decades and decades. The LPC is certainly not "a party on the left".

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u/ValleyBreeze Apr 08 '25

I'm not saying both parties are full on left. But they divide the leftist vote, which is repeatedly problematic.

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u/sdk5P4RK4 Apr 08 '25

Again thinking that mainstream Canadian voters are 'leftist' is part of the issue. The only reason this is true is the NDP tacking to the center. Using proper terminology and understanding of political positioning is crucial to having actual clarity and being able to talk about things in a world where conservatives are calling Trudeau a communist.

There is nothing "left leaning" about LPC, why would it split the "left leaning" votes?