Yukon Party easily led popular vote
As the result of a reporting error by Elections Yukon following the April 12 territorial election, the Star has published a couple of incorrect numbers in our recent coverage.
As the result of a reporting error by Elections Yukon following the April 12 territorial election, the Star has published a couple of incorrect numbers in our recent coverage.
The official election results were issued Tuesday.
Of the 29,637 registered voters, 19,014 cast ballots, for a voter turnout of 64 per cent.
The Yukon Party received 7,477 votes, or 39.3 per cent of the popular vote.
The Liberal party received 6,155 votes, or 32.3 per cent of the popular vote.
The NDP received 5,356 votes, or 28.1 per cent of the popular vote.
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JC on Apr 27, 2021 at 8:58 pm
No, 3 capitalist parties means 3 right wing parties, no matter how progressive the agenda.
But, of ever there was a forum to show up the limitations of both the political spectrum and the political acumen of the locals, it'd be the WS comment section
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Sandy hit the indicator for the wrong direction on Apr 27, 2021 at 6:33 pm
So why is Sandy on bended knee proposing to the NDP? Shouldn't he be more interested in partnering with the party that got the most votes? I guess 11% more than the NDP is not a huge margin, but it shows that more would lean right than left, so I think the Liberals should be respecting that.
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NeilAlexGeddy on Apr 27, 2021 at 2:59 pm
@JC
"all three parties are to the left of center"
"HAHAHAHHAHHAHAHA
Oh man. This is truly nonsense"
The YP have a history of adding to the government workforce. Conservatives they are not. They are center leftists just like the Yukon Liberals.
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Atom on Apr 26, 2021 at 7:07 pm
Won the popular vote but are not forming government= Lost
As are the whiners here.
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JC on Apr 26, 2021 at 5:34 am
"all three parties are to the left of center"
HAHAHAHHAHHAHAHA
Oh man. This is truly nonsense
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Agreed on Apr 24, 2021 at 12:48 pm
@NDP Voter
I agree with you. The Yukon Party and the NDP under Kate White are very similar as you say. Crazy times we live in. Perhaps they can get together and form a coalition government?
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NDP Voter on Apr 23, 2021 at 4:50 pm
People who suggest that the Yukon NDP and the Sandy Silver Liberals are a natural fit, should talk to some Yukon NDP voters. There are several ridings where the YP candidates aligned much more closely with my principles and ethics than the Liberal candidates. Don't assume NDP supporters would've voted for Mostyn, Streicker or McPhee. If push came to shove, we either would've stayed home, or voted for candidates who are good people. Political ideology is one thing, but voting for another four years arrogance and corruption is quite another.
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Headbanger on Apr 23, 2021 at 3:08 pm
Davis@ Are you saying that if the liberals win it will be a landslide for the left?
You might be able to get a job as an agent for a foreign power. And you are saying that the left is larger than the Yukon party? Have you thought of a job as a recruiter for the right? The Yukon you live in doesn't exist. So are you the architect of a new right wing political party with no opposition?
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NeilAlexGeddy on Apr 23, 2021 at 12:06 pm
Wake up call folks ...... all three parties are to the left of center so this nonsense that the Liberals need to form an alliance with the NDP to thwart the evil agenda of the YP is completely absurd. The differencial of leftness between the Liberals and YP is significantly smaller than between Liberals and NDP. Silver's majority did not run to the NDP, it ran to the YP. There is no ground to be made headed in that direction. Wyatt's cartoon has this all wrong and in general the Yukon's media have proved to be amateur political pundits.
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Groucho d'North on Apr 23, 2021 at 10:45 am
So many trying to juggle and interpret the results to support their political bias. It was a pretty even race with no landslide victories or defeat for the parties at large. Did Yukoners want change? I suspect they did to some degree, but not enough to change which of the parties gets to drive the boat. Some ridings were squeekers while some others were very strong in their support for incumbants. As to why, some point to COVID as an influence in how the electorate decided, others point to the benefits they recieve due to COVID for how they voted. It's probably a mix of many things. To better understand how the numbers play out visit Elections Yukon for the big tote board by riding and then try to determine why things turned out the way they did.
https://electionsyukon.ca/en/content/unofficial-election-results-2021
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Tree Planter on Apr 22, 2021 at 7:02 pm
@ Woodcutter - “yawn, could hardly get thru the second paragraph let alone...” Attention is at a premium in the world today. It is good to know your limitations and thank you for letting us know. It provides us with insight into the nature of your contributions.
How do I know Chip’s mind? I do not, and neither do you. That is the essential challenge of my post - Do not assume. A reasoned mind is conscious of the alternative hypothesis and the possibility of many hypotheses.
It is remarkable that you persist in seeing the world through your own eyes... Forest for the trees... I plant many trees in the Yukon but this is your distraction. Just be nice
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Woodcutter on Apr 22, 2021 at 12:39 pm
@Tree planter... yawn, could hardly get thru the second paragraph let alone consider how you know the state of chips mind in asking a stupid question.
Can't be much of a tree planter living in the yukon, haven't seen any of that done in the Yukon in the decades in the wood business.
Are you an agent provocateur brought from the rights wings of Ottawa?
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Wowzers on Apr 22, 2021 at 10:25 am
Perhaps the YP and NDP should get together and advocate for electoral reform.
Ranked choice ballots would at the very least get rid of these popular vote comparisons which don't really mean much in a party oriented first-past-the-post voting system. And just imagine, being able to vote for who you actually want and saving your strategic lesser-evil votes for your second/third choices. Nice.
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jack on Apr 22, 2021 at 9:47 am
@ Davis if the left were to unite they'd lose most center left voters due to the hard left platform of the NDP not representing grass-root Liberals. YP could drift towards and occupy the vacated center ground leaving the left far from landslide territory with what remains of their vote. It just happened in the last UK general election.
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Jim on Apr 22, 2021 at 9:35 am
@Davis, and if that doesn’t scare anybody, we are screwed. The Liberals have gone so far left that the NDP doesn’t have much room to move anymore left. Apparently most people are happy with the government in their daily lives and in their wallets as well. Looking after everyone’s needs daily cost a lot of money, but the average voter doesn’t seem to care where the money comes from. They just want to know what’s in it for them. Even the Yukon Party got wrapped up in free giveaways to garner votes.
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Tree Planter on Apr 22, 2021 at 9:15 am
@Woodcutter - Again with the assumptions. The question by Chip was more a philosophical one rather than a functional.
Many of us have the same question, philosophically speaking. This is because it is baffling to Neuro-Norms that we speak of lofty ideals such as, the will of the people, when it is rarely the case mathematically.
Occasionally, you seem intellectually capable so it begs the question: What is your motive in using the straw-person fallacy to discredit Chip’s posting?
“We” use deceptive and self-deceiving language as a matter of routine. This tendency is practiced by way of the necessity that “we” as humans-being employ to create the illusion of a seamless reality in the service of our own delusions, personal narratives, or schemas... Our identities!
But I get it. The need to cling to these necessary illusions is stronger in some than in others. This is why it is necessary to choose kindness and consider the alternatives...
When the Chips are down the figurative and literal Chip on your shoulder will be a burden... We need less Chips off the old block... However, let me be abundantly clear - This is not about Chip.
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Politico on Apr 22, 2021 at 6:57 am
@chip Because it's the law!! Seriously! Because we have a FPTP voting system which the YP has steadfastly defended as the will of the people instead of embracing a proportional system. Their defense of a very unfair voting practice has just bitten them in the but big time. Karma sucks doesn't it. BTW, where have you been the last 10 yrs this debate has been going on, a seminary?
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YXY on Apr 22, 2021 at 6:50 am
By the numbers, the majority of Yukoners favour a centrist or centre left party as opposed to centre right.
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DL on Apr 22, 2021 at 2:51 am
It would be logical and fair that in the case of a tie, the party with the most popular vote forms the government. This needs to be seriously considered.
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martin on Apr 21, 2021 at 8:33 pm
@Davis; if the left would care for workers and productive work, then they would be the most popular.
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Davis -- but on Apr 21, 2021 at 8:30 pm
You'd have to think that the Liberals are left instead of opportunists.
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Brian on Apr 21, 2021 at 7:25 pm
Davis. You’re dreaming if you think liberals and NDP are of the same spectrum. Libs are closer to cons than NDP.
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Wilf Carter on Apr 21, 2021 at 6:32 pm
Seniors could not get out to vote in a lot of cases. Disabied people the same. People just could not be bothered because of the winter conditions and the big one was being scared of getting CV19. People of Yukon did not want to vote until early fall, like September, so they had the summer to recover from being in the house all winter.
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@ Brian on Apr 21, 2021 at 6:20 pm
Perhaps because almost nothing of substance was discussed in this election. It was a dead Zoom campaign from all parties that no one really cared about.
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JC on Apr 21, 2021 at 5:58 pm
@Davis
Liberals aren't left. For that matter, rarely is the NDP. The modern political spectrum is primarily split on the question of capitalism vs. Socialism, and has been for many, many decades. Progressive action is hardly a "left" thing, especially in these times
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JC on Apr 21, 2021 at 5:56 pm
So, the NDP *should* have 5 or 6 seats, the Liberals 6, and the YP 7 or 8.
Good ol FPTP *eyeroll*
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Dan Davidson on Apr 21, 2021 at 5:49 pm
Chip- it’s the number of seats not the vote and the incumbent gets first crack failing in a tie. Also, some ridings have way fewer people than others, so the numbers don’t tell the tale.
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Nathan Living on Apr 21, 2021 at 5:30 pm
Over 60 percent of voters did not vote for Yukon Party.
A Liberal NDP Alliance will be good for Yukon residents.
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Woodcutter on Apr 21, 2021 at 5:21 pm
@ chip....are you serious or going out of your way to prove that there is such a thing as a stupid question ?
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Chip on Apr 21, 2021 at 4:47 pm
So if the YP had most of the popular votes, why is triple s forming gov.
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Brian Melanson on Apr 21, 2021 at 4:11 pm
I’d honestly like to know why 40% didn’t vote. That’s pretty bad. Like 10-15% I understand, but 40%, that seems like a lot of Don't Give A F.
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Davis on Apr 21, 2021 at 3:39 pm
My takeaway: if the left was united into one party, like the right is, then the left party would have won by a landslide.