39% is not a majority.
dezidesire:



 I always thought the 39% was the operative part.

dezidesire:

 I always thought the 39% was the operative part.

vectorvector:

That’s 39% of the people who voted, not 39% of the people. Turnout was ~60%. Harper has the mandate of 23% of Canadians.

NGL: That’s math I hadn’t even done yet.Less than a quarter of our population decided a “majority” government.

vectorvector:

That’s 39% of the people who voted, not 39% of the people. Turnout was ~60%. Harper has the mandate of 23% of Canadians.

NGL: That’s math I hadn’t even done yet.

Less than a quarter of our population decided a “majority” government.