| Dogs Rule said: Don't hold your breath for the NDP in Quebec. Our biggest left supporters are usually pro-Bloc. The pro-left non-separatist is most likely a liberal voter. I think maybe the Greens would have as much hope of gaining a seat in Quebec as the NDP. Both parties are essentially starting from 0 in Quebec. I hope they can get a seat. I'm very interested to see what kind of a foothold the Bloc still has. We as Quebeckers have been put in a very good situation with the Conservative federal and Liberal Provincial government, so I don't really see what their fighting ground will be. I'm a fiscal-conservative-social-libertarian-environmentalist, so I'm hoping that the Conservative party's platform is sufficiently green. No disrespect is implied by using left or right. |
The NDP has been slowly working their way up the ladder in Quebec for some time. you can see their successes in the last 3 elections according to Elections Canada.
2000 - 63, 611 votes
2004 - 158, 427 votes
2006 - 276, 401 votes
And since then the NDP has won what I think is only their second ever seat in Quebec, with Mulcair being a major coup. The former provincial Liberal environmental minister who left his party over their decision to privatize a provincial park brought a lot of attention to the party, and has since been crucial in recruiting higher profile candidates than the party normally sees.
It really isn't a stretch to see the NDP pick up a few seats in Quebec.
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