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.
@8XBLRJYLibertarian3yrs3Y
Reform to a consensus direct democracy
@8WZQ4HTConservative3yrs3Y
No, switch to a republic system like in the US
@8PRTTFYConservative4yrs4Y
Canada should switch to a MMP system
@8PKL72ZLibertarian4yrs4Y
I'd prefer a ranked voting 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.
@8NWJ3SPLibertarian4yrs4Y
Mixed, Proportional for densely populated urban areas with instant runoff system for rural areas.
@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
@8NVZHNKLibertarian4yrs4Y
Prime Minister should be voted on separately.
@8JZWBZQLibertarian4yrs4Y
No, it should switch to knowledge-tested sortition of a large pool to balance reasonable efficiency with greater democracy
@8HFWDWCLibertarian5yrs5Y
Yes, and votes should be weighted based on the riding's GDP per capita (and possibly other contributions), so that the voters who contribute more to the country have more of a say (thus making the process more meritocratic).
@8VK65X8Conservative4yrs4Y
Should be by majority votes not by seats
@8TYT9YDConservative4yrs4Y
Popular vote should be more relevant than seats in House of Commons
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