Western Standard - May 30, 2023


We have become...a very strict two party system


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212

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It's election day in Alberta and the two parties are locked in a two-way race for the next election. What does that mean for the future of the two-party system in Alberta? And what does it mean for Alberta's political landscape?

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00:00:00.000 Edmonton. So, yeah, it wouldn't be out of the question for the NDP to get more votes and
00:00:06.100 to get fewer seats. But I don't expect that to happen because every poll that's been taken in
00:00:12.960 the last few weeks has shown some degree of UCP majority of votes. You're right about the two
00:00:20.460 party, strict two party competition, but that's new in Alberta. This is the first time,
00:00:26.920 you know, last time there was still a 9% vote for the Alberta party. I think many of those voters
00:00:34.420 have probably migrated to the NDP. But in recent elections, the multi party split has actually
00:00:43.900 been the most important thing. When the Tories lost, it was because while Rose was still running
00:00:50.260 separate candidates. And before that, for many years, the liberals in the NDP were carving up the
00:01:00.160 left of center vote. You know, there was almost always more than 40% of voters, sometimes more
00:01:04.900 than 50% of voters who were choosing liberal and NDP. But because they were more or less evenly
00:01:11.920 divided, they couldn't win very many seats. That's all changed. Now we have become, at least for the
00:01:18.820 time being who knows for the future, but for the time being, it's a very strict two party system.