A strategic voting trio: Ancaster, Oshawa, Saanich

Scott Tribe encourages to vote strategically to defeat Harper. In the spirit of this, I offer three ridings where voters should vote strategically in favour of a Liberal, an NDP, and a Green, respectively.

In Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale (part of western Hamilton), NDP and Green voters who want to defeat Harper should vote Liberal, as is clear from earlier election results:

	2000*	2004	2006
Lib	41.2%	39.7%	34.5%
NDP	7.8%	20.9%	21.3%
Green	n/a	4.8%	4.4%
Con	CA: 31.6% PC 19.5%	34.6%	39.1%

In Oshawa, Liberals and Greens should vote NDP.

	2000*	2004	2006
Lib	34%	30.5%	24%
NDP	8.8%	32.3%	33.4%
Green	n/a	3.9%	3.8%
Con	CA: 22.9% PC 11.9%	33.3%	38.6%

In Saanich—Gulf Islands, the NDP-candidate has withdrawn; NDs and Liberals should vote Green.

	2000*	2004	2006
Lib	32.3%	26.8%	26.0%
NDP	8%	21.6%	26.6%
Green	n/a	16.7%	9.9%
Con	CA: 43.1% PC 10.28%	34.6%	37.1%

*In 2000, the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative party had not yet merged, and some of these ridings were differently configured.