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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@8Z7DWC93yrs3Y
Yes and allow for recall elections
@8RWBHS34yrs4Y
Yes and add instant runoff
@8RJ5L744yrs4Y
Yes, and add instant runoff
@8Q5CJW34yrs4Y
Yes and add instant runoff and allow coalitions and add another Deputy Prime Minister.
@8PYXCGL4yrs4Y
Yes, and add instant runoff and recall elections with ranked ballot/mixed member proportional representation.
@8P4P98S4yrs4Y
Yes, with instant run-off and allow multi-party coalitions.
@8HDGVYC5yrs5Y
Yes, and include instant runoff and recall elections to remove unpopular heads of government.
@8ZSJL5B3yrs3Y
Yes, with instant runoff and recall elections.
@8V95QN24yrs4Y
Yes and add instant runoff with a 4-Round system. 1 for East, 1 for Central, 1 for West and 1 for North Canada.
@8TF629D4yrs4Y
Yes, and add instant runoff and recall elections
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