02 September 2008

The safest Conservative riding in Canada. Not.

That's what your humble e-scribbler thought too, until he bothered to check the facts.

Turns out the seat currently held by Norman Doyle has voted other than Blue a fair bit since 1949.

Years

MP

Party

1949-1953

Gordon Higgins

Progressive Conservative

1953-1957

Allan Fraser

Liberal

1957-1963

Jim McGrath

Progressive Conservative

1963-1968

Joseph O'Keefe

Liberal

1968-1986

Jim McGrath

Progressive Conservative

1987-1988

Jack Harris

New Democratic Party

1988-1993

Ross Reid

Progressive Conservative

1993-1997

Bonnie Hickey

Liberal

1997-2008

Norman Doyle

Conservative

 

Jim McGrath racked up the biggest margins in previous elections, capturing over 70% of votes cast in some elections.

If you want to check for yourself, follow the summary at Wikipaedia down to the bottom.  The data at the Wikipaedia entry is taken directly from Elections Canada  and Library of Parliament results.

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