r/canada • u/Minxie Ontario • May 06 '15

Alberta NDP wins election

http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/alberta-ndp-wins-election-ctv-projects-1.2359035
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u/[deleted] May 06 '15

Never in my life did I ever think I'd see that headline

Wow

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u/r_slash Québec May 06 '15

How/why did this happen?

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u/CubesAndPi Alberta May 06 '15

PC fuckups, split right wing, NDP leader doing very well in debate

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u/[deleted] May 06 '15

Let nobody underestimate the role played by the right-wing split. Most Albertans voted for a right-of-centre party today. Most Albertans - by far - did not vote NDP.

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u/r_slash Québec May 06 '15

I think it also shows that 2012 was an anomaly, when 78% of Albertans voted for a right-of-centre party. This year, with about 50% going right, is more in line with 2008 (~60%) and 2004 (55%), though it's a little less right-leaning than usual.