10-23-2019, 01:04 PM
(10-23-2019, 12:15 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(10-23-2019, 09:28 AM)robdrimmie Wrote: Edit: "Winning" is probably the wrong word. Getting the most votes but not earning the chance to form a government has to be aggravating.
This could easily happen with PR, too. If you look at the PR scenario, the Conservatives would have the most (116) seats and yet would be unlikely to be able to form a (stable) government, as they would not have the support of the other parties (Conservatives + Bloc would be only 142 seats).
Even Liberals + NDP would be only 166 seats; they would also need the support of either the Greens or the Bloc in order to be able to govern.
You're absolutely correct. Thanks for noting that, I'd completely overlooked it.