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Posted by Jerrold Litwinenko / October 14, 2008

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canada federal election results 2008Well, it's mostly over and the predicted Conservative minority has been realized. Grumble grumble grumble.

Looking for local election results, I've found the best source for online vote tallies is found using the CBC's interactive map.

southern ontario federal election results 2008

Zoom in, zoom out, mouseover, and click your way through election results across the whole country, or zoom in and find Red Toronto, sprinkled with Orange and surrounded in a sea of Blue.

How did things turn out in some of the tightly contested Toronto ridings? More commentary on the election is coming...

Screencaps: CBC.ca - as of 9am EST on October 15, 2008

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nick / October 15, 2008 at 12:24 am
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this is a great interface for the election coverage. it's fun to just click around the various ridings across the country so easily. have a look at the margins the conservatives win in alberta; not very close out in those parts!
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Rick / October 15, 2008 at 12:35 am
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This was a very depressing election.
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Jerrold / October 15, 2008 at 12:38 am
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Most depressing aspect: Possibly the lowest voter turnout ever, at possibly one of the most crucial moments in Canadian history ever.
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Jerrold / October 15, 2008 at 12:43 am
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Glimmer of positivity: looks like we'll have the highest number of females elected to the House of Commons in Canadian history (currently estimated at 70).
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Niconico / October 15, 2008 at 01:05 am
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Great map but seriously wtf is up with all the Tory blue from coast to coast. Hurts my eyes to look at the results and what a waste of tax payer's dollars.
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Ryan L. / October 15, 2008 at 02:43 am
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No kidding. With so few seats changing hands, what exactly was the point of this election?
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suzanne / October 15, 2008 at 03:06 am
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This map is funny....It looks like the more open minded, multicultural and educated, the redder it is...( ie not blue) Vancouver etc is NDP/Libea.most of South Vancouver Island is mostly liberal and NDP, Toronto is Liberal! Montreal ( mostly is liberal) ..,most of Newfoundland is NDP! Manitoba mostly NDP ( not surprised!).However , blue Areas (conservative) have a lot of the oil loving, bible thumping folks....Just an observation...Suzanne
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Shannon / October 15, 2008 at 06:41 am
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bye dion, nice knowing you lol. in a few months the tories will be complaining that they can't work parliment again.
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keven / October 15, 2008 at 07:24 am
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actually Manitoba is mostly Cons and historically has been such (Federally speaking)

The area you see in blue is pretty much the entire population of manitoba

Winnipeg, Brandon and Portage La Prairie.
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Mark Dowling / October 15, 2008 at 09:22 am
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Would the Liberals have even won Kingston if Peter Milliken wasn't automatically re-elected by virtue of being Speaker?
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Alister Ling / October 15, 2008 at 10:14 am
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We keep forgetting the missing headline : 63% vote AGAINST Harper.

Also, just as easily "Alberta vote as a bloc <grin> to deny NDP or Liberal minority.
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Ryan L. / October 15, 2008 at 02:46 pm
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Peter Milliken is very popular in the Kingston region.
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Don B. / March 28, 2011 at 04:09 am
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Here we go again,public school maniacs,all that money down thedrain..
Where did it get these idiots.Way to go Harper,I hope he comes out with a glowing majority.Nice going ignatius.what did you prove?Your head,s in the clouds,Gilles (break up Canada) Duceppe where is your head?Back to where we were,kindergarden battlefield/nuff said.......
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Jason.L / April 29, 2011 at 10:40 pm
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wow, Nova Scotia has changed a lot since that last election as far as I see.

I recently drove a great deal around the province, and I can potentially recall see a grand total of 8 conservative signs, and an overwhelming amount of NDP and Liberal ones.

But I guess we'll have to see (not like my little province even matters very much)
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