Fair Vote Canada Warns Against Having Confidence In Non-Confidence Votes

Smith pointed to the June 28, 2004 election results: Conservative Party – 29.63% of the popular vote (4,019,498) Bloc Quebecois – 12.39% of the popular vote (1,680,109) Conservatives & Bloc: 42.02% of the popular vote (5,699,607) vs. Liberal Party – 36.73% of the vote (4,982,220) NDP – 15.68% of the vote (2,127,402) Liberals & NDP: 52.41% of the popular vote (7,109,622) "Thanks to our first-past-the-post voting system, we may soon see MPs representing a minority of voters outvoting those who represent the majority," said Smith. "This is yet another glaring example of why it’s time to overhaul our voting system so that all Canadians can be fairly represented in Parliament." Fair Vote Canada is a multi-partisan citizens campaign for fair voting reform. - 30 -