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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No. Implement a series of run-off elections after those candidates receiving less than a certain amount of votes are eliminated. A candidate wins ONLY after securing 50.1% of the vote.
@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
Yes. The current system allows a few high-population urban areas to set policy for the entire country.
@8VK65X8Conservative4yrs4Y
Should be by majority votes not by seats
@8TYT9YDConservative4yrs4Y
Popular vote should be more relevant than seats in House of Commons
@748XY8M3yrs3Y
There should be no political parties that necessitate proportionality
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