Political Science 2230E Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Official Party Status, Justin Trudeau, Plano Real
27 Dec 2018
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Greens hoped for enough seats to give them the balance of power in a minority. Parliament; at best, enough to push them into official party status of 12 seats. However, they fell well short of their goals. The party was cut back down to one seat may"s vancouver island riding of saanich-gulf island and finished with its lowest national vote share in more than a decade. In the new majority parliament, they wield no power and have limited influence. Cea, the liberals" campaign for the ages, pp. Even before the polls closed it was clear the liberal party had staged one of the most remarkable comebacks in canadian history. From their third- place standing on august 2, the liberals roared back to take over. 39% of the popular vote and 184 seats, winning a decisive majority government.
