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Pivot or Pirouette? The 1993 Canadian General Election (excerpt)

Tom Flanagan (University of Calgary), UBC Press — Pivot or Pirouette? The 1993 Canadian General Election

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UBC Press, Turning Point Elections series. Foreword by Gerald Baier and R.

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Quoted from this source 2 passages

  • “the changes in parties' fortunes were magnified by Canada's first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system, which can turn small or moderate changes in vote totals into major changes in seats”

  • “they were reduced to 16 percent of the vote and 2 seats – an unprecedented outcome in Canadian history”

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