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LAS14

(15,161 posts) Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:26 AM Tuesday

How come I can't find out the numbers for Carney's win in Canada?

I just want to know how it broke out. 49 to 51? 60 to 40?

Can't find this in DU, Google search, or Google news.

Does anyone know?

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How come I can't find out the numbers for Carney's win in Canada? (Original Post) LAS14 Tuesday OP

There are five parties that hold seats in parliament Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #1

Here is a link that gives the breakdown... Spazito Tuesday #2

They're metric votes, so it's taking time to convert to "English" units. JUST KIDDING. Seriously, see below. usonian Tuesday #3

We watched the returns last night on Sky News.. and I was continually looking up terms on google Peacetrain Tuesday #4

Ridings are rough equivalents of US congressional districts. TexLaProgressive Tuesday #6

Canada is a parliamentary system TexLaProgressive Tuesday #5

Fiendish Thingy

(19,202 posts)

1. There are five parties that hold seats in parliament

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:30 AM

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And it’s not a vote between Carney and Polievre, they are just the party leaders. Canadians vote for the MP of the party they support.

Last I looked, the liberals had 43%/168 seats, and the cons had 41%/141 seats. They are still counting votes, and there are a few close races that could flip.

Looks like Carney will have to form a minority government with the help of the NDP (172 seats are needed for a majority).

Spazito

(55,180 posts)

2. Here is a link that gives the breakdown...

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:35 AM

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it's from the CBC, the best site to get the news in Canada, imo.

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2025/results/

usonian

(17,366 posts)

3. They're metric votes, so it's taking time to convert to "English" units. JUST KIDDING. Seriously, see below.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:35 AM

Tuesday

https://archive.ph/7xwBz. NYT, paywalled.

short version (screenshot)

WAIT! There's more!
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/canadians-give-liberals-4th-mandate-as-carney-leads-party-to-minority-win/
BREAKING: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre loses Ottawa-area seat

Peacetrain

(23,906 posts)

4. We watched the returns last night on Sky News.. and I was continually looking up terms on google

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:38 AM

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I finally figured out what ridings were.. political areas like precincts I imagine except bigger..

TexLaProgressive

(12,473 posts)

6. Ridings are rough equivalents of US congressional districts.

Reply to Peacetrain (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:51 AM

Tuesday

TexLaProgressive

(12,473 posts)

5. Canada is a parliamentary system

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:49 AM

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Carney won his own seat. He is head of the Liberal Party which won, he is prime minister. The only people who voted for Carney are the people of his riding, Napesn. Those voting Liberal indirectly voted for Carney.

With 228 of 229 polls reporting, Mark Carney, of the Liberal Party, is projected to win in Nepean. As of 9:35 a.m., Carney has 44,980 of 70,659 votes (63.66%).

Barbara Bal, of the Conservative Party, is in second place with 23,600 votes (33.4%) and Shyam Shukla, of the New Democratic Party, is in third with 1,383 votes (1.96%).

https://www.thestar.com/politics/election-results/nepean-live-federal-election-results/article_41526561-c6e8-52d3-8fd9-f1be701a5144.html

This is the best I could find for overall results.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/apr/29/canada-election-2025-latest-results-as-mark-carney-seeks-to-stay-on-as-pm

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