These maps are a lot harder to view logically than the American red-state blue-state maps, simply because our population is so concentrated in the cities and so sparse everywhere else. The ridings vary in geographic size so much that it's near-impossible to read anything telling or relevant off that map. Still, thanks for the link.
Posted at 2006-01-25 10:37:31 [PermaLink]NRCan has an interactive online version available: [External Link]
Posted at 2006-01-25 11:06:21 [PermaLink]As I suspected, the Tories are really nothing but a Southern rump party.
Posted at 2006-01-25 11:31:31 [PermaLink]Question from a non-Canadian: I've always heard that "the West," defined as everything west of Ontario, was predominantly Conservative (with a good dollop of NDP support in British Columbia). But then I see the map, which has the northern halves of Manitoba and Saskatchewan going Liberal. Is that unusual, or does "the West" really only start at Alberta?
Posted at 2006-01-25 15:54:25 [PermaLink]I think there's only one riding apiece in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, so if it goes Liberal, there's half the province.
Posted at 2006-01-25 16:51:53 [PermaLink]David:
There are lies, damn lies and maps. As Damian said, northern Canada is sparsely populated so individual ridings are very large in area.
Thanks, guys, that makes sense.
Posted at 2006-01-25 17:18:21 [PermaLink]I remember after the 2004 Presidential election some people made maps where the US was all disorted based on population, with the blue areas bulging out and the red areas smaller. I'd like to see someone do that for this one.
Posted at 2006-01-26 09:42:09 [PermaLink]