#NorthVotes: CBC North's Election night live blog
Live results, reaction and analysis for the federal and municipal election races across Canada's North.
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I'm Randy Henderson..normally I'm your host of CBC Northbeat, but we're pre-empted by Peter and Company tonight! Joining me is CBC North social media editor Garrett Hinchey.. We are in for a roller coaster of a ride tonight here in the north and all across the country right Garrett?
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Good evening everyone! Early results are already showing we're in for a wild evening, with the Liberals looking at a possible sweep of Atlantic Canada.
A quick rundown of everything you'll need for election night. CBC North will be providing live updates on Radio One in all 3 territories on the :25 and :55s every hour.
If you're looking for live poll updates, here's CBC's live poll tracker:
CBCNews.ca Canada Votes 2015 | Canada Election results
CBC.caPersonalize your election night on our results dashboard. #elxn42
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Joining us tonight for his thoughts on the race north of 60 is Jerald Sabin, Doctoral candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto.. He is also founding Editor of Northern Public Affairs..Nice to have you aboard Jerald..What are your impressions of what you have seen so far nationally?
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Thanks for having me. The results in Atlantic Canada are well ahead of this week's polling in the region. The Liberals have exceeded expectations and this bodes well for their campaign across the country. But we will have to see how the race unfolds as we move West. -
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Based on these early results, it will be a good night for the Liberals. The Conservatives have lost their first cabinet minister of the night with Gail Shea, and key NDP MPs are trailing in their ridings including Megan Leslie.This may be of concern in such ridings as Nunavut, where the incumbent Leona Aglukkaq has seen strong challengers in the LPC and NDP candidates.
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Kaikai, our regional television coverage has been pre-empted by the national election special. You can watch that - and a host of other CBC streams of the election - by going to our live election dashboard and scrolling down.
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Strategic voting usually occurs when a voter wants to vote against the incumbent government. This means voters are looking to vote for the candidate who is most likely to bring about a change in government. In this election, this has been either the Liberals or the NDP.Across the country, grassroots campaigns have been mounted to encourage voters to vote strategically to defeat the current Conservative government. This means that a voter may not choose to vote for the candidate that most closely aligns with his or her values, but rather with the candidate most likely to win.Nationally, this hurts the Greens and has been the basis for the race between the Liberals and the NDP as the best vehicle for change.
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The North has been a central feature of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government. He visits the North annually and has touted his Arctic sovereignty and security record in his speeches, campaign materials, and in this election's debates.The North has also been an important feature of Harper's move to promote a Conservative understanding of Canadian identity. The expedition to find the lost Franklin Ships is an excellent example of Harper's nation building strategy through the North.For Trudeau and Mulcair, the North offers an opportunity to differentiate their parties from the Conservatives by highlighting their Aboriginal policies, Northern economic development plans, as well as changes to such programs as Nutrition North.
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This election, Stephen Harper visited Iqaluit, Hay River, and Whitehorse. Justin Trudeau visited Iqaluit and Yellowknife. And Tom Mulcair visited Iqaluit.The fact that all three leaders visited Iqaluit demonstrates both the tight three-way race in the riding, but also the importance of visiting all regions of the country to their campaigns.Leaders visit ridings both to shore up support for their incumbents, but also to expand their message to new areas of the country.The North also offers beautiful landscapes on which to hold press conferences, which may be better for social media than for substantive Northern policy.
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Social media has changed the election night game for parties, broadcasters, and voters. It has been very difficult to maintain a broadcast blackout with such tools as Twitter available to everyone.We have limited data at this point to see the electoral impact of this change, but it is likely that a sizable portion of voters have already cast their ballots by the time the polls closed in Newfoundland and the results start coming in.
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Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou Liberal candidate Pierre Dufour waits for results. ow.ly/TBDew #Northvotesby CreeMediaCBC via twitter 10/20/2015 1:05:18 AM -
First Nations in Canada were enfranchised in 1960. Since then, there has been a debate among First Nations communities about voting in Canadian elections. This year, given the opposition of many First Nations groups to Conservative policies, there has been a concerted effort to encourage First Nations individuals to vote.Issues that are now motivating some Aboriginal Northerners to vote include changes to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Act, the high cost of food and the failure of Nutrition North to address the problem, as well as other issues such as calls for an inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.The Assembly of First Nations' National Chief Perry Bellegarde as well as many Yukon First Nations are encouraging voting in this election.
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Clarence, we'll have municipal election results as soon as they're confirmed for Iqaluit here, and for the Northwest Territories here.
You can also follow the hashtag #NorthVotes for the latest. -
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We should have results of #Iqaluit municipal election soon, says @CityofIqaluit polling official. #NorthVotes #cbcnorthby Elyse Skura via twitter 10/20/2015 1:12:20 AM -
There are certainly differences in Indigenous and non-Indigenous voting patterns in the territories. In Yukon, for example, Progressive Conservative Erik Nielsen held the riding for 30 years and his policies were not necessarily aligned with the interests of Yukon First Nations.In the NWT, the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Northerners has sometimes been fraught, but in order to succeed electorally in that riding you need to build bridges across communities.
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About 15 minutes until federal polling stations close across #Nunavut. #elxn42 #cbcnorth #NorthVotesby Elyse Skura via twitter 10/20/2015 1:16:42 AM
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It has been a key issue in both Nunavut and the NWT. If Leona Aglukkaq is unsuccessful in her re-election bid tonight, the Nutrition North program will have been an important factor.Both the Liberals and the NDP have used food security as a point of difference between them and the Conservatives. Both are promising to increase funding for Nutrition North and to expand the program.Food is a daily necessity and it will drive votes this election. It may also be contributing to the high voter turnout in Iqaluit.
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