Pundits' Guide: NDP gains and losses

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

NDP gains and losses

29	–	Elected in 2006 Election
+1	–	(Thomas MULCAIR elected in a by-election)
30	–	Dissolution
-2	–	Peggy NASH lost to Gerard KENNEDY in Parkdale – High Park, ON; Catherine BELL lost to John DUNCAN in Vancouver Island North, BC
-1	–	Retiring incumbent (Penny PRIDDY in Surrey North, BC); seat lost to Conservative Dona Marie CADMAN
+10	–	(see Gains below; 6 from the Liberals and 4 from the Conservatives)
37	–	Elected in 2008 Election

Gains (defeated incumbent) - newly elected:

NL: St. John's East (retired Conservative incumbent, Norman DOYLE) - Jack HARRIS
ON: Welland (John MALONEY) - Malcolm ALLEN
ON: Sudbury (Diane MARLEAU) - Glenn THIBEAULT
ON: Nickel Belt (retired Liberal incumbent, Raymond BONIN) - Claude GRAVELLE
ON: Algoma – Manitoulin – Kapuskasing (Brent ST. DENIS) - Carol HUGHES
ON: Thunder Bay – Superior North (retired Conservative incumbent, Joe COMUZZI, last elected as a Liberal) - Bruce HYER
ON: Thunder Bay – Rainy River (Ken BOSHCOFF) - John RAFFERTY
MB: Churchill (Tina KEEPER) - Nikki ASHTON
AB: Edmonton – Strathcona (Rahim JAFFER) - Linda DUNCAN
BC: Vancouver Kingsway (retired Conservative incumbent, David EMERSON, last elected as a Liberal) - Don DAVIES

The New Democratic Party obtained 37 seats + 67 second-place finishes in the 308 ridings it contested (its largest share of seats-plus-seconds in this database). Its candidates obtained the 10% or better vote share required to become eligible for election expense rebates in 244/308 ridings. Nationally its percentage of the vote increased by 0.7%, and its share of the vote increased in more ridings than it declined (176 vs. 132). Nevertheless, the party was unable to achieve its unstated goal of overtaking one or more of the parties ahead of it.

Labels: 40th General Election, NDP

2 Comments:

Brenton said...: Can you please explain what the 51 and the 50 beside Elected in 2006 Election and Elected in 2008 Election respectively signify?; October 22, 2008 12:31 AM
The Pundits' Guide said...: Hi Brenton,

They signify that I was working too late, and copied the format from the Bloc Quebecois post, and forgot to change them.

Ahem.

thanks!; October 22, 2008 6:50 AM