tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post2731904306514562772..comments2024-02-07T16:22:39.625-05:00Comments on Jeff Jedras: By-elections hit parties in the pocket book (Update: No they don't)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-4951164680752570882010-12-01T16:09:42.946-05:002010-12-01T16:09:42.946-05:00That vote subsidy, you know it's gone after th...That vote subsidy, you know it's gone after the next election, right?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211564399166981795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-45638752269620637542010-12-01T12:59:44.226-05:002010-12-01T12:59:44.226-05:00"Consider it the first in my series of altern..."<i>Consider it the first in my series of alternate history blogging, a new genre soon to sweep the blogsphere.</i>"<br /><br />Actually, this has been existing for quite some time now (one example <a href="http://www.bloggingtories.ca/" rel="nofollow">here</a> among so many others of the kind) ...<br /><br />;-)Real_PHV_Mentarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128624329790456529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-74128898498143553222010-12-01T12:42:21.296-05:002010-12-01T12:42:21.296-05:00And, if you calculated them based on when the incu...And, if you calculated them based on when the incumbent MP vacated the seat, then it would have a tiny effect on the incentives for an early vs late by-election call too.<br /><br />Sounds complex to me personally, but I confess I haven't thought it through at length.The Pundits' Guidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14538508466559680720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-51557893680592968752010-12-01T12:01:02.500-05:002010-12-01T12:01:02.500-05:00All you missed PG is that I've less smart that...All you missed PG is that I've less smart that given credit for. ;) Didn't realize they weren't recalcualted based on byelections. I've sheepishly updated accordingly.<br /><br />Does raise an interesting question, though: should they be? I'd argue yes. The subsidy is supposed to reflect the will of the electorate. If that will has changed, as demonstrated by a by-election result, so should the subsidy, IMO.<br /><br />The downside is, as demonstrated, the lower turnout will cost everyone. But, c'est la vie.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-83954276242603279022010-12-01T11:52:47.905-05:002010-12-01T11:52:47.905-05:00Hi Jeff, and thanks for the citation.
The subsidy...Hi Jeff, and thanks for the citation.<br /><br />The subsidy, by virtue of an annual CPI factor adjustment, is now worth 2.00 (well, 2.00004 or something, to be more precise).<br /><br />And I'm sure you understand this second point, but in case some of your readers don't, the formula is based on the number of votes obtained in the last federal general election, not in the most recent electoral event in each riding.<br /><br />Thus, what you're presenting here is a hypothetical projection, if I understand it correctly, and not actual changes in the quarterly allowance payments. Or have I missed something?The Pundits' Guidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14538508466559680720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-14587147341471617932010-12-01T11:50:24.794-05:002010-12-01T11:50:24.794-05:00By elections do not count in the calculation of th...By elections do not count in the calculation of the subsidy.BCLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080786940440559035noreply@blogger.com