Kinda amazing how many consequential outcomes in Alberta politics over the past year have been decided by votes of just over 50%
May 2022: Jason Kenney gets 51.4% support in leadership review. He resigns.
October 2022: Danielle Smith wins UCP leadership on sixth round of voting with 53.8% of the ballots.
May 2023: UCP wins election with 52.6% of the popular vote.
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@robsonfletcher can you really say they won 52.6% of the popular vote? If the popular vote is defined as actual voters, then yes. But in reality, it was more like 32% of eligible voters (based on actual UCP votes compare to all eligible voters).
@robsonfletcher thanks for clarifying. On that note, I've yet to see any news report that covers the actual % of eligible voters that supported the UCP (or any other party for that matter). Big difference when people read 52% support the UCP vs 32% - as I'm sure you're aware, most readers gloss over and only the numbers stick out without the defining factors...
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