Craig Scott �humbled and exhilarated' to fill Layton's seat in Commons
Newsbot @ Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:19 pm
Title: Craig Scott �humbled and exhilarated' to fill Layton's seat in Commons
Category: Political
Posted By: Canadaka
Date: 2012-03-20 12:32:55
Canadian
Curtman @ Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:19 pm
$1:
The New Democrats easily held on the to the seat left vacant by late leader Jack Layton in a landslide Monday, with Mr. Scott capturing close to 60 per cent of the vote. The Liberals, who desperately wanted to add another MP to their dwindled caucus of 34, finished a distant second at 28.5 per cent.
That's a 10% bump in the Liberal support, while the Reformacons plummetted to a dismal 5% of the vote.
Good news all around.
jeff744 @ Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:34 pm
Curtman Curtman:
$1:
The New Democrats easily held on the to the seat left vacant by late leader Jack Layton in a landslide Monday, with Mr. Scott capturing close to 60 per cent of the vote. The Liberals, who desperately wanted to add another MP to their dwindled caucus of 34, finished a distant second at 28.5 per cent.
That's a 10% bump in the Liberal support, while the Reformacons plummetted to a dismal 5% of the vote.
Good news all around.
I'll just preempt the upcoming claim of "they voted for the NDP out of sadness for Layton" by pointing out the NDP lost about 1% and the cons lost 9%, the Liberals made the only gains. Doesn't look too much like voting out of sadness to me.
CDN_PATRIOT @ Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:36 pm
Meaningless. One more seat won't help them come the next election. No NDPer can do for the party what Jack did.
-J.
Thanos @ Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:37 pm
Yes, Prime Minister Harper's shaking in his boots and considering retirement all because the Tories didn't win a riding that they've ever never won before anyway.
What a doped-up maroon this thread's first responder is. It never frickin' ends with this damn guy. 
jeff744 @ Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:03 pm
Thanos Thanos:
Yes, Prime Minister Harper's shaking in his boots and considering retirement all because the Tories didn't win a riding that they've ever never won before anyway.
What a doped-up maroon this thread's first responder is. It never frickin' ends with this damn guy.
What a doped-up maroon this thread's first responder is. It never frickin' ends with this damn guy.
The good news is the fact that the Conservatives managed to lose most of their already miniscule support in the region.
lime @ Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:03 pm
I would have wished for this guy to be the new NDP leader. I've heard him speak a while ago - very impressive.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Cullen
RUEZ @ Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:08 pm
jeff744 jeff744:
Thanos Thanos:
Yes, Prime Minister Harper's shaking in his boots and considering retirement all because the Tories didn't win a riding that they've ever never won before anyway.
What a doped-up maroon this thread's first responder is. It never frickin' ends with this damn guy.
What a doped-up maroon this thread's first responder is. It never frickin' ends with this damn guy.
The good news is the fact that the Conservatives managed to lose most of their already miniscule support in the region.
Huzzah!
Curtman @ Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:24 pm
jeff744 jeff744:
The good news is the fact that the Conservatives managed to lose most of their already miniscule support in the region.
Or maybe they never had any, but the vote suppression tactics were a no-go with the media spotlight.
PluggyRug @ Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:46 pm
Curtman Curtman:
$1:
The New Democrats easily held on the to the seat left vacant by late leader Jack Layton in a landslide Monday, with Mr. Scott capturing close to 60 per cent of the vote. The Liberals, who desperately wanted to add another MP to their dwindled caucus of 34, finished a distant second at 28.5 per cent.
That's a 10% bump in the Liberal support, while the Reformacons plummetted to a dismal 5% of the vote.
Good news all around.
Malaka.