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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@8V8LQD4New Democratic4yrs4Y
All votes should be counted and the party with the most votes after ALL have been counted should win.
@9FN75NHNew Democratic2yrs2Y
complicated, it can be good but proportional rep. can give a possible risk of extremist parties gaining power that would otherwise not be in power
@9D4R2DY2yrs2Y
Yes, and implement a system similar to Australia's voting system regarding preferential voting.
@8ZV7WDZ3yrs3Y
No, switch to a sortition system for choosing political officials and abolish elections altogether
@8T3HZBLNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Adopt a mixed voting system such as those found in some European nations (ie. Scotland)
@8T2Y8DQNew Democratic4yrs4Y
I think the voting system should be a Direct Democracy
Ranked choice. Voting for local and federal representation, not based on party lines.
@93W94WY3yrs3Y
Yes, but using a mixed member proportional system
@9CL6KW62yrs2Y
Yes, but do it by province.
@8WLRLTF4yrs4Y
Change to Preferential voting system
@8V23KN6New Democratic4yrs4Y
No, eliminate parties and switch to the Condorcet voting system. The MP's will elect the prime minister.
@8TYXSVHNew Democratic4yrs4Y
No, switch to the Condorcet voting system using technology for voting. If no clear winner (Condorcet paradox), then use the Instant Runoff system.
Yes, or a ranked ballot system
@8T8MCNH4yrs4Y
switch to a mixed-member proportional representation system.
@9BKDY2YNew Democratic2yrs2Y
No, but we should find an alternative that is in between what we currently have and proportional voting to better represent the individual citizens values.
@8V59WPMRhinoceros4yrs4Y
We should keep the current riding system, and add additional seats that use proportional voting.
@8TMS3BNNew Democratic4yrs4Y
no we should switch to a ranked choice voting system to help accuracy in elections
@8QDT6XCNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, but use a mixed-member proportional representation system
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