Looks like NDP+Green coalition as it stands now. Per parliamentary procedure, current incumbent gets first chance to form a govt and win a vote of confidence, so the difference between 46-45 vs 45-46 is important but not the determining factor.

Tim Bray

Obviously this close a balance creates lots of opportunities for chaos and uncertainty: Every MLA who dies or flips out or gets caught being bad can lead to a change in government.

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Evan Prodromou

@timbray wowowow that's a real knife's edge majority.

Andrew 🚲

@timbray choosing the speaker of the house complicates things too, right?

Tim Bray

@uhandrew In theory yes. In practice, I think the Conservative ranks contain more than one eccentric who'd jump at the chance to be speaker.

Tim Lavoie

@evan @timbray Minority, but oh so close. I usually like minority governments though, it makes them play well with others. I like to think that proportional representation would give us that more of the time.