Canadian federal election - October 19, 2015: Official Results & Analysis Thread

[lilTommy]

There are NDP strongholds in downtown Toronto, but when one party is beating the other by about 30% in the province, well...

The NDP did not lose by much in their strong ridings:
Parkdale-High Park - 42%LPC -40%NDP
Danvenport - 44%LPC - 41%NDP
Toronto-Danforth - 42%LPC - 40%NDP

Interestingly enough, it was the three DT ridings that went 50%+ for the LPC
University-Rosedale - 50%LPC - 29%NDP
Spadina-Fort York - 55%LPC - 27%NDP
Toronto Centre - 58%LPC - 27%NDP

Very much like what happened in 2014 Provincially (except PHP)

[lilTommy]

Liberal Honeymoon and frankly progressives are enjoying the end of Harper... Trudeau has done well in the media in the first few weeks, but its been mostly fluff or superficial yet important changes:
- Gender balanced cabinet and being all about that (even then its not really, 16 men, PM included, 15 women, but close enough and still some really good choices) almost everyone can agree that's a good idea, even conservatives
- Long form census is back; NDP and Liberals agree on that so, Yay
- keeping his promise to bring in 25K refugees; again unanimous progressive support for that
- opening back up the veterans centers that were closed (But, maybe not the same locations/communities from what the minister said)

The Media is being very gushy at the moment, and how could they not be with the media savy Trudeau! but there are serious issues coming up that will hurt the Liberals among progressives (an the NDP needs to get into the game on those!)
- the Liberals are going to Paris with nothing, no targets no nothing, they are going with Harpers old plan from what i read. Once the glow of "Harper's gone!" is done people will see that the Liberals had almost no plan for targets or a national enviro strategy
- TPP; basically two minister and the PM have already come out in support of it and are endorsing it. So basically the Conservatives policy.

Its too early for people to be paying attention, and frankly the NDP fell off the radar to lick its wounds. when the house comes back, they will (god I hope) be confronted with these anti-progressive/harper-like policies.