mike watkins dot ca : Election 2008 Graphically Speaking

Election 2008 Graphically Speaking

Obligatory argument, graphically put, for some form of proportional representation:

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Popular vote vs seats - percentage result for major parties

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Popular vote vs seats - percentage result for major parties sans Bloc

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Vote efficiency (ratio of % seats over % popular vote)

Attached is the source data and charts in an Excel spreadsheet. Data sourced from Elections Canada.

2008-general-election-summary.xlsx (16.1 KB, application/octet-stream)
Election 2008 Summary of Standings, Popular Vote. Source: Elections Canada preliminary data as of October 17 2008. (Excel 2007 format)