OTHER | ||||||
2011 Seats % Votes | 4 6.0 | 167 39.6 | 1 3.7 | 34 18.9 | 102 30.6 | 0 0.9 |
2008 Seats % Votes | 49 10.0 | 143 37.6 | - 6.8 | 77 26.2 | 37 18.2 | 2 1.2 |
2006 Seats % Votes | 51 10.5 | 124 36.3 | - 4.5 | 103 30.2 | 29 17.5 | 1 1.0 |
With a comfortable margin of a dozen over the required 155-seat total for a majority in the Canadian Parliament, Harper can be assured of being Prime Minister for at least 5 years before he needs to call another election.
Although that's disappointing, real progressives will be having a say in running the Canadian government, although in a parliamentary system, if you have the votes there are very little checks and balances for a majority government to enact its will.
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