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[DC Al Fine]

Wow this is awesome. Can't say there are many surprises in my riding though.

[DC Al Fine]

I'm wondering if the historical "language divide" plays a part in NB--and remember, too, that it was the heartland for the Confederation of Regions in 1991...

Agreed. I think rural Anglo NB is a bit wealthier than equivalent areas in NS, Newfieland and PEI, which also contributes.

[DC Al Fine]

Pretty much, urban Anglophone and Francophone is Tory under 50%, while rural Anglophone is 50%+ Tory.  I've often wondered though why Anglophones in New Brunswick are so much more conservative than in other Atlantic Provinces. 

Different cultures. The rest of the Maritimes is mostly Scottish/Irish and Catholic, southern NB is WASPy, more along the lines of southern Ontario. I've always thought Anglo NB has more in common with northern Maine than the rest of the Maritimes.

While generally true, the South Shore is fairly WASPy yet it was much more competitive.  The only difference is it has a large number of those of German ancestry although Southwestern Ontario, Prairies, BC Interior, and Fraser Valley have large numbers of those groups yet those are for the most part Conservative strongholds.  On the other hand the panhandle of Nova Scotia and Pictou County I believe are mostly Scottish yet vote heavily Conservative while rural Newfoundland is mostly WASP.

If you are looking at the federal results, the South Shore is more conservative than it looks. South Shore-Saint Margaret's is competitive largely because a bunch of Halifax exurbs were tacked onto the riding in the 2003 redistribution. The NDP won that area about 45%-32% in 2011.

[DC Al Fine]

Elections Nova Scotia is a dick.

[DC Al Fine]

Nova Scotia is now up:

http://www.election-atlas.ca/ns/

Enjoy!

[DC Al Fine]

Those bastards. Actually IIRC the Tory Candidate Dr. Pretty lives around there

He lives on the lake on the edge of the poll.

[DC Al Fine]

You know what's offputting? Seeing the PQ as blue. I know that's technically right, but holy hell it's confusing when you think the Tories won the most seats.

[DC Al Fine]

My personal favourite.

D'Arcy McGee: Poll #6
PLQ: 184
CAQ: 1