Who did you vote for?

vid · #1 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 4:09 AM**

As a follow up to the "Who will you vote for" poll, now that it's election day (and advance voting has happened), I thought it would be interesting to see who people here actually voted for, and how that compares to the national average. Please, answer truthfully! It's an anonymous poll!

Also, please note that I skillfully matched the poll bar colours with the political party colours as closely as possible—an SSP first!

milomilo · #2 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 4:26 AM**

Voted green last week. Would have voted liberal, were it not for their outright lie about scrapping FPTP. Hopefully Scheer gets the boot pronto and the conservatives think long and hard about whether they want to be grown ups before the next election.

Rollerstud98 · #3 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 4:29 AM**

Blake Richards, incumbent for the Conservatives in my riding. Probably will come away with 65% of the vote mainly in the 2 larger population centres of the riding. Greens and NDP get more votes over in Banff and Canmore.

Greens did not even put up any signs here in Airdrie, saw 1 NDP sign on public space and that was it for those 2. No Liberal signs on private properties. Lots for Blake Richards and a fair few for the PPC candidate as well.

SpongeG · #4 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 5:57 AM**

I voted two weeks ago before I came up north for work. Liberal party, not my usual choice but...

CityTech · #5 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 5:57 AM**

Voted NDP as a strategic choice in Ottawa Centre. Fairly likely Liberal hold, with a possible NDP gain. I want a minority government (not impressed enough with either Trudeau or Scheer to be ok with either having a majority), so from a strategic point of view helping some inner city ridings flip from Liberal to NDP will help with that goal.

In terms of my preferred choice for Prime Minister, still undecided between Trudeau and Scheer. But no need to make a choice given what I did

lio45 · #6 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 12:49 PM**

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In terms of my preferred choice for Prime Minister, still undecided between Trudeau and Scheer. But no need to make a choice given what I did

For a four-year blank check, I'd prefer "known quantity" Trudeau, but if kept in check, I think I prefer to give Scheer a chance.

So, given that it's going to be a minority, my not very enthusiastic "preferred choice" would be Scheer.

VANRIDERFAN · #7 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 1:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by CityTech

Voted NDP as a strategic choice in Ottawa Centre. Fairly likely Liberal hold, with a possible NDP gain. I want a minority government (not impressed enough with either Trudeau or Scheer to be ok with either having a majority), so from a strategic point of view helping some inner city ridings flip from Liberal to NDP will help with that goal.

In terms of my preferred choice for Prime Minister, still undecided between Trudeau and Scheer. But no need to make a choice given what I did

Trudeau and his PMO's actions towards VAdm Norman, JWR, and Philpott are representative of a group who are devoid of ethics.

The current Conservative Party needs to change their ways of doing business. I'm not enamoured with Scheer at all.

Hoping for a minority government that limits the power of the PM and PMO. A return to cabinet government with strong back bench participation/representation in committee work.

MonctonRad · #8 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 1:13 PM**

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Hoping for a minority government that limits the power of the PM and PMO. A return to cabinet government with strong back bench participation/representation in committee work.

That sounds ideal!

Unfortunately we now have an "executive" Prime Ministership, and the PMO has become Canada's version of the West Wing.

The cabinet now most definitely plays second fiddle to the PMO.

kwoldtimer · #9 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 1:23 PM**

I'm not sure I see any link between majority/minority government and the power of the PMO. Nor do I see any difference between the Liberals and the Conservatives in this regard.

Acajack · #10 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 1:38 PM**

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I'm not sure I see any link between majority/minority government and the power of the PMO. Nor do I see any difference between the Liberals and the Conservatives in this regard.

I tend to agree with this. Under the Harper minority the PMO was extremely powerful.

VANRIDERFAN · #11 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 8:33 PM**

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I'm not sure I see any link between majority/minority government and the power of the PMO. Nor do I see any difference between the Liberals and the Conservatives in this regard.

I believe the centralization of power in the centre started around the time of the transition from Pearson to Trudeau.
I guess it would have to be a revolt of the backbenchers to wrest power away from the centre.
But who would lead? Who would follow?

flar · #12 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 1:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

That sounds ideal!

Unfortunately we now have an "executive" Prime Ministership, and the PMO has become Canada's version of the West Wing.

The cabinet now most definitely plays second fiddle to the PMO.

Trudeau barely does anything, the cabinet has far more decision-making power than under Harper.

Bcasey25raptor · #13 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 9:05 AM**

New Democratic Party. I want to see the liberal party eventually destroyed or pushed to permanent 3rd party status.

AuxTown · #14 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 12:01 PM**

Not much choice here in Kanata-Carleton. It was either the bankrupt nazi dressmaker, the idiotic pseudoscientist "MD" green candidate, or the incumbent military veteran/mediator/reasonable human.

lio45 · #15 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 12:45 PM**

Turns out I "wasted" my vote by not registering to vote in the much more competitive riding where I mostly live now. (Sherbrooke instead of Bécancour.) The Bloc looks to be in a position to finally take the riding back from our Layton Wave teenager (well he's in his twenties now, but I still like to call him that).

I have addresses (and can honestly claim to spend actual living time) in multiple ridings so I can more or less pick and choose where to cast my one vote.

wave46 · #16 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 1:04 PM**

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The Bloc looks to be in a position to finally take the riding back from our Layton Wave teenager (well he's in his twenties now, but I still like to call him that).

Think of all the lucky members of the NDP's Quebec caucus (read: part of NDP club at McGill) who fell ass-backwards into a fully funded pension just by being part of a freak aberration in politics.

canucklehead2 · #17 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 6:00 PM**

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Think of all the lucky members of the NDP's Quebec caucus (read: part of NDP club at McGill) who fell ass-backwards into a fully funded pension just by being part of a freak aberration in politics.

You're just awful.

#blocked

Acajack · #18 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 6:04 PM**

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You're just awful.

#blocked

What's so awful about that?

CityTech · #19 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 6:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by wave46

Think of all the lucky members of the NDP's Quebec caucus (read: part of NDP club at McGill) who fell ass-backwards into a fully funded pension just by being part of a freak aberration in politics.

MPs have to serve for 6 years before they are eligible for a pension (and they still have to wait until they reach pensionable age to collect). This means you have to be re-elected to get the pension.

wave46 · #20 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 6:11 PM**

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MPs have to serve for 6 years before they are eligible for a pension (and they still have to wait until they reach pensionable age to collect). This means you have to be re-elected to get the pension.

I didn't know that.

Still, falling backwards into an MP's salary (what, $125k or so per year?) for 4 years isn't a bad deal, especially since most of them probably just did this as an amusing Politics 101 aside.

Politics 101, indeed.

I don't know why my comment was over the line for some, but you never know.