Canadian by-elections, 2013

[RogueBeaver]

Den Tandt/Brandon: Tories have lost Virdis, which he compares to losing suburban Calgary polls. Hatman?

[Hatman 🍁]

Den Tandt saying on Twitter that his sources indicate Tory trouble in Brandon.

(Sorry, couldn't resist, considering you think the Tories will win)

Early results in TC will, I suspect, have a pro-NDP bias, given that any randomly selected poll (such as the first to report) is probably going to be more likely to vote NDP, given the geographic concentration of Liberal votes in fewer polls.

Possibly, especially considering turnout will be lower in apartments, so easier to count the ballots.  However, booths may be more likely to be run by slow pokes.

[Meeker]

Is counting done at each individual polling site? Or is there a central counting location?

[Hatman 🍁]

Den Tandt/Brandon: Tories have lost Virdis, which he compares to losing suburban Calgary polls. Hatman?

Don't you mean Virden? That would be a disaster, since that's in Maguire's provincial riding.

Is counting done at each individual polling site? Or is there a central counting location?

Same as the US

[RogueBeaver]

Hatman: In which case you were right. I'll switch my avatar if you like.

[Meeker]

Is counting done at each individual polling site? Or is there a central counting location?

Same as the US

But it differs depending on which state and county!

I'm guessing you mean at polling sites?

[MaxQue]

Den Tandt/Brandon: Tories have lost Virdis, which he compares to losing suburban Calgary polls. Hatman?

If they lost Virden, the home area of the Conservative candidate and usually safe Conservative area, we are in the landslide indicated by riding polls.

[Hatman 🍁]

I am not sure for who I voted last federal election.

Sounds like you're on the wrong forum! Strange statement considering how political savvy you seem to be.

Is counting done at each individual polling site? Or is there a central counting location?

Same as the US

But it differs depending on which state and county!

I'm guessing you mean at polling sites?

Yes. The difference is we call them 'polls' rather than 'precincts'.

[Citizen Hats]

Is counting done at each individual polling site? Or is there a central counting location?

Ballot boxes are opened after the last voter in line at closing time has voted, and counted individually by the poll workers and party scrutineers as soon as possible.  Each one of those areas on canadian precinct maps correspond to a single ballot box
  

[MaxQue]

Is counting done at each individual polling site? Or is there a central counting location?

Same as the US

But it differs depending on which state and county!

I'm guessing you mean at polling sites?

Counting is done at each polling station, yes.

[Linus Van Pelt]

How would one know this with polls in Virden presumably still open and votes not yet counted?

[Hatman 🍁]

How would one know this with polls in Virden presumably still open and votes not yet counted?

Why would Twitter exist if not for random unsubstantiated rumours?

[MaxQue]

How would one know this with polls in Virden presumably still open and votes not yet counted?

Either it's intox, either someone in a party has talked. They often know that kind of thing, with their GOTV and pointing records.

[Citizen Hats]

How would one know this with polls in Virden presumably still open and votes not yet counted?

if he's citing Tory sources, then Tory HQ knows how many of their IDs turned up to vote.

[Hatman 🍁]

Is counting done at each individual polling site? Or is there a central counting location?

Ballot boxes are opened after the last voter in line at closing time has voted, and counted individually by the poll workers and party scrutineers as soon as possible.  Each one of those areas on canadian precinct maps correspond to a single ballot box
  

Scrutineers aren't supposed to be counting the ballots, but rather observing.

[Meeker]

Thanks all

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Bourassa: Lib 28, NDP 24, BQ 24, Con 24

Its not going to stay so funny, so enjoy it while it lasts.

[RogueBeaver]

BS (2/210): Dinsdale 50, Maguire 43. Provencher (1/195): Falk 13, Hayward 10. Bourassa (1/204): 6 Dubourg, 5 apiece for Moraille and Mahmoud.

[MaxQue]

Also, 46-40 Lib-Cons in Brandon, 48-35 Cons-Lib in Provencher.

EDIT: Typo in the order in Brandon.

[MaxQue]

And Conservatives takes the lead in Brandon (46-34).

[Meeker]

Lol BQ

[RogueBeaver]

Tories lead 49-36 in Provencher with 20/195 reporting, 54-35 with 15/210 in BS, Grits 46-35 in Bourassa. Nothing from Toronto yet.

[MaxQue]

Liberals leads 46-35 in Bourassa, Conservatives leads 47-39 in Provencher and 54-35 in Brandon.

[RogueBeaver]

Justin Ling on Twitter from the Liberal counting party: 764 Freeland, 701 McQuaig.

[RogueBeaver]

CBC projects a Tory win in Provencher.