Currently, Canada's electoral system is based on a "first past the post" system. The candidate with the most votes in a riding wins a seat in the House of Commons and represents that riding as its Member of Parliament. The Governor General asks the Members of Parliament to form a government, which is normally the party whose candidates have won the most seats; that party's leader generally becomes Prime Minister. An absolute majority of the electorate is not needed, and is rarely achieved. As a result, power has been held by either of two parties for most of Canada's history. The party whose candidates win the second largest number of seats becomes the Official Opposition.
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@962Z6QWConservative3yrs3Y
Switch to the popular vote
@8XGCGKHConservative3yrs3Y
Preferential voting. Rank each candidate 1-5 so each vote counts.
@8WZQ4HTConservative3yrs3Y
No, switch to a republic system like in the US
@8PRTTFYConservative4yrs4Y
Canada should switch to a MMP system
@8NZGK76Conservative4yrs4Y
Should be Mixed Preportional. Reduce # of ridings but it will keep local support in Rural areas. Add a small % of Seats based on perportional representation.
@8NW94WNConservative4yrs4Y
keep fptp. but change how many seats are allocated across the country. its no longer fair. toronto and quebec need LESS CONTROL of outcomes
@8VK65X8Conservative4yrs4Y
Should be by majority votes not by seats
@8VFFYGM4yrs4Y
No, switch to an electoral college system
@8TYT9YDConservative4yrs4Y
Popular vote should be more relevant than seats in House of Commons
@8TWT6YM4yrs4Y
Yes, you should be able to elect Members of Parliament and the Prime Minister differently (e.g., I voted for a conservative MP in my riding but voted for a liberal PM) and it the final electees should represent what the country voted for
@8TJC4TF4yrs4Y
No, switch to a Condorcet voting system. It has more fair and representative outcomes than the instant runoff system. It can be done easily with the technology we have compared to when the instant runoff system was introduced in 1870.
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