We only wanted you to split the Reform vote because accidents might happen after Hughes had made a score at Barkington.

Changes for the Canadian Alliance are from the Reform votes in 1997.

The Reform vote is one of protest in other ways too.

Note: Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.

More importantly, the Liberals emerged with only a five-seat majority in the election, and many pundits suggested that the combined Tory and Reform votes would have been enough to unseat the Liberals or at least reduce them to minority status.