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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@8PP4HKQ4yrs4Y
Switch to ranked choice voting
@9GZYG4J1yr1Y
Canada should become a constitutional republic instead of a constitutional monarchy, then electoral college at state, county and at city level would make this question irrelevant.
@9D4R2DY2yrs2Y
Yes, and implement a system similar to Australia's voting system regarding preferential voting.
@9BT5HTF2yrs2Y
It should switch to MMP.
@96JGN833yrs3Y
We should have a mix of the current system and proportional representation
@8ZV7WDZ3yrs3Y
No, switch to a sortition system for choosing political officials and abolish elections altogether
@8YSH4R23yrs3Y
I don’t really know the other options but I don’t really like the current situation.
@8Y4YDJT3yrs3Y
No, Canada should switch to a single transferable vote system
@8WZQ4HTConservative3yrs3Y
No, switch to a republic system like in the US
@8T3HZBLNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Adopt a mixed voting system such as those found in some European nations (ie. Scotland)
@98WZ87R2yrs2Y
Keep the same constituency but make it ranked choice voting
We should switch to a mixed-member proportional representation.
@8TN4GLW4yrs4Y
No, and more measures should be put in place to ensure that every election is fair for everyone voting.
@B4Q7D8V3 days3D
Election reform is required, proportional or instant runoff would both be better than First Past the Post
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