How would you have voted: Canada

[Filuwaúrdjan]

There have been a lot of threads on how people would have voted in US elections.
How about one for Canadian elections?
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Key to parties:
LPC/Lib=Liberal
CPC=Conservative
CA=Canadian Alliance
Ref=Reform Party
PC=Progressive Conservatives
Con=Conservatives (before creation of PC party)
NDP=New Democratic Party
CCF=Co-operative Commonwealth Party
BQ=Bloc Quebec
SC=Social Credit
RC=Ralliement Creditistes
P=Progressive
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2004 can be included

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Can you give the general stands (left-right on economic and social issues)

LPC/Lib=Centrist/Centre Left
CPC=Right
CA=Right/Radical Right
Ref=Right/Radical Right
PC=Right/Centrist (after the '92 meltdown)
Con=Right
NDP=Left
CCF=Left
BQ=Seperatist/Left (usually)
SC=Right/Radical Right
RC=Right
P=Centre Left

[Filuwaúrdjan]

The Progressive Party lasted from 1921 to 1930 (their last election).

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Al,

Some of us would consider NDP radical left if you are going to call CA radical right

Svend Robsinson wasn't elected NDP leader... Day won the CA leadership

[Filuwaúrdjan]

1968: Douglas (NDP)
1972: Lewis (NDP)
1974: Lewis (NDP)
1979: Broadbent (NDP)
1980: Broadbent (NDP)
1984: Broadbent (NDP)
1988: Broadbent (NDP)
1993: Chretien (Lib), or McLaughlin (NDP)
1997: McDonough (NDP)
2000: McDonough (NDP)
2004: Layton (NDP)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I like Tommy Douglas a lot, he was a cool guy. Did you know that he's Keifer Sutherland's Grandfather. I agree with Al, likley with everything, cause I liked Chretien, crazy b*st*rd.

Siege

Yep. Great guy.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

How would ADQ compare to the other parties?

Right wing/soft seperatist
They don't stand in federal elections

[Filuwaúrdjan]

1949: Coldwell (CCF)
1953: Coldwell (CCF)
1957: Coldwell (CCF)
1958: Coldwell (CCF)
1962: Douglas (NDP)*
1965: Douglas (NDP)*

*I like Pearson though

[Filuwaúrdjan]

CCF or Libs. MAYBE NDP at a provincial level or if the libs are going to be wiped out.

The CCF is the old name for the NDP.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

The BC SoCreds were crooks.