A lot of voters are sort of de-anchored from traditional ways.”In 2015, the Liberals won every seat in Atlantic Canada, swinging many rural ridings to the left despite their traditional Conservative bent. In Fredericton, voters elected Green candidate Jenica Atwin, earning the Green Party its first federal victory beyond British Columbia. Yet, the party won all but two seats in the province, including the riding of Kings-Hants previously held by Scott Brison. In Nova Scotia, the federal Greens may have been hurt by the state of the provincial Green Party. In 2016, provincial Green Party leader Brynn Nheily told the media the party would dissolve, although the party still ran candidates in the provincial election the following year.

Source: National Post October 22, 2019 03:10 UTC