2012 FDA Provincial Electoral Finance Audit Results
1. Québec (100%)
2. Manitoba (85.1%)
3. Nova Scotia (77.4%)
4. New Brunswick (72.1%)
5. Ontario (66.3%)
6. Newfoundland and Labrador (51.3%)
7. British Columbia (49.1%)
8. Saskatchewan (49%)
9. Prince Edward Island (48.4%)
10. Alberta (47.7%)
Overall Media Study Results (from the newspaper, television, radio sectors including online aspects):
Total media coverage over the last two weeks of the four week election:
AB Liberals: 16.2% AB NDP: 14.5% AB Party: 2.9% AB Social Credit: 0.3% Communist AB: 0.0% EverGreen AB: 0.8% PC Party: 33.2% Separation Party: 0.1% Wildrose Alliance: 32%
* The US Presidential Audit did not include an audit candidates' competencies and characteristics.
2008 Alberta Provincial Election Audit Ranking
1. Wildrose Alliance 63.5% (C) 2. AlbertaLiberals 63.2% (C) 3. Social Credit 49.3% (F) 4. PCAlberta 43.6% (F) 5. Separation Party 43.1% (F) 6. Alberta’s NDP 41.8% (F) 7. Communist Party 26.8% (F) 8. Alberta’s Greens 20% (F) 9. Alberta Party 17.1% (F)
* The FDA Alberta Provincial Audit only audited party's policies.
FDA Grade Scale
A+ Exceptional candidate and/or party (overall flawless and original policies and vision, impeccable incumbency record if applicable, exceptional competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 84.99% and less than 100.1%)
A Outstanding candidate and/or party (overall very high standard for policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 79.99% and less than 85%)
B+ Very good candidate and/or party (overall high standard for policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 74.99% and less than 80%)
B Acceptable candidate and/or party (meets overall satisfactory standard for policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 69.99% and less than 75%)
C+ Unacceptable candidate and/or party (few deficiencies and/or major deficiencies in some of the following: policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 64.99% and less than 70%)
C Unacceptable candidate and/or party (several deficiencies and/or major deficiencies in some of the following: policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 59.99% and less than 65%)
D+ Unacceptable candidate and/or party (a lot of deficiencies and/or major deficiencies in some of the following: policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 54.99% and less than 60%)
D Unacceptable candidate and/or party (many deficiencies and/or major deficiencies in some of the following: policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 49.99% and less than 55%)
F Unacceptable candidate and/or party (numerous major deficiencies in most if not all of the following: policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade less than 50%)
The Foundation for Democratic Advancement (FDA) is an international independent, non-partisan democracy organization. The FDA’s mission is
to measure, study, and communicate the impact of government processes on a free and democratic society.
Overall, the FDA works
1. to ensure that people become more knowledgeable about the outcomes of government processes and can then make decisions that are more informed;
2. to get people involved in monitoring government processes at all levels of government and in providing sound, practical, and effective suggestions. (For more information on the FDA visit: www.democracychange.org)
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