Which Canadian province is most socially conservative?

[Hatman 🍁]

Here are some maps to help:

http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/marijuana/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/abortion/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/gay-marriage/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/euthanasia/

Judging by those maps, the most socially conservative part of Canada is southern rural Manitoba. Rural Alberta and rural Saskatchewan are both very socially conservative too, but the urban areas are not. Even though Saskatoon and Regina are small cities, they are not especially socially conservative.

Interestingly, those maps also show NB and PEI are fairly socially conservative, as is Newfoundland.

[Hatman 🍁]

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Interesting maps, good find.

Unrelated...but why does Quebec want more private investment in healthcare?  They seem like the most liberal of the provinces so this one baffles me. 

Quebec has a bit of a libertarian streak on some issues. I suppose a lack of a strong provincial NDP in the province has meant that there is no one in the province promoting universal health care all the time. Universal health care is the NDP's baby, after all.

[Hatman 🍁]

Here are some maps to help:

http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/marijuana/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/abortion/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/gay-marriage/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/euthanasia/

Judging by those maps, the most socially conservative part of Canada is southern rural Manitoba. Rural Alberta and rural Saskatchewan are both very socially conservative too, but the urban areas are not. Even though Saskatoon and Regina are small cities, they are not especially socially conservative.

Interestingly, those maps also show NB and PEI are fairly socially conservative, as is Newfoundland.

I notice that Quebec appears pretty liberal.

This is not a surprise.

[Hatman 🍁]

So what makes Saskatchewan in particular so socially conservative? 

Nothing in particular. All of rural western Canada is very socially conservative. Southern Manitoba has Mennonites making it the most socially conservative part of the country.

[Hatman 🍁]

So what makes Saskatchewan in particular so socially conservative? 

Nothing in particular. All of rural western Canada is very socially conservative. Southern Manitoba has Mennonites making it the most socially conservative part of the country.

Also, unlike Alberta and Manitoba, Saskatchewan lacks large cities.

But, Saskatoon and Regina behave like large cities in their political views, and are arguably more left wing than at least Calgary, if not Edmonton as well.

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Evangelical population by province, 2011 NHS:

Newfoundland and Labrador  81,315  16%
Prince Edward Island  19,590  14.3%
Nova Scotia  140,585  15.5%
New Brunswick  131,655  17.9%
Quebec  294,090  3.8%
Ontario  1,605,965  12.7%
Manitoba  225,735  19.2%
Saskatchewan  147,840  14.7%
Alberta  596,020  16.7%
British Columbia  641,005  14.8%

(I followed the definition here: http://files.efc-canada.net/min/rc/cft/V01I02/Evangelicals_Canadian_Census.pdf)

In Newfoundland, it's dominated by Salvation Army and Pentecostals, Baptists dominate the Maritimes evangelical population, Ontario is pretty mixed and includes a lot of Black churches, Manitoba gets a boost from the Mennonites, the rest of the West is very mixed. 

Comparing the 3 Prairie provinces:

Manitoba is 19% evangelical, 21% mainline Protestant, 26% Catholic, and 26% no religion.

Saskatchewan is 15% evangelical, 26% mainline, 30% Catholic and 24% no religion.

Alberta is 17% evangelical, 16% mainline, 24% Catholic, and 30% no religion.

Why are Baptists considered Evangelical and non mainline?