Introduction
The voting system is the core of democracy. It is a tool for citizens to create a democratic government. It is also a method to choose political representatives. When each citizen's vote has the same value, Parliament can reflect the political will of the people. If the voting system ignored or distorted the voters, the government would not be accountable and democracy would be damaged.
The current Canada electoral system is based the plurality system. In any one constituency, the voters cast a single vote, and the candidate who gets the most votes is elected. This process is often referred to as the "firs- past-the-post", and it may produce some strange results. Although in a constituency, the only two candidates of the candidates …show more content…
First, voters vote for a party, not for the future of the MP party under the banner of the existing system of voting. Once all the votes have been calculated, the two parties have been awarded a percentage of the number of seats, each received the percentage of the votes. Second, a hybrid system called "mixed membership" model is combined with a single member selection. A few years ago, the election of Ontario Province proposed that the province adopted the system, but it did not pass a referendum. By the electoral body, the system will allow voters to vote for a candidate in their riding and their preferred party for the second vote. The first vote to decide, more or less, who sit in the legislature based on the second vote, decided the number of seats, the party will be filled. Third, if a party to the end of less seats, rather than based on its overall popularity, they will get some "top" members from a list of established political …show more content…
The vast majority (over fifty percent of the votes in the electoral district) is not required to be elected. Any number of candidates can run for the electoral district, but the candidates can run on only one riding, either independently or in a flag of a registered party. Equally, each party can only support one candidate in the electoral district. Candidates supported by registered parties may have the name of the party in their name on the ballot. Those who run for no party can choose to have "independence" or no affiliation to appear on their names on the
The voting system is the core of democracy. It is a tool for citizens to create a democratic government. It is also a method to choose political representatives. When each citizen's vote has the same value, Parliament can reflect the political will of the people. If the voting system ignored or distorted the voters, the government would not be accountable and democracy would be damaged.
The current Canada electoral system is based the plurality system. In any one constituency, the voters cast a single vote, and the candidate who gets the most votes is elected. This process is often referred to as the "firs- past-the-post", and it may produce some strange results. Although in a constituency, the only two candidates of the candidates …show more content…
First, voters vote for a party, not for the future of the MP party under the banner of the existing system of voting. Once all the votes have been calculated, the two parties have been awarded a percentage of the number of seats, each received the percentage of the votes. Second, a hybrid system called "mixed membership" model is combined with a single member selection. A few years ago, the election of Ontario Province proposed that the province adopted the system, but it did not pass a referendum. By the electoral body, the system will allow voters to vote for a candidate in their riding and their preferred party for the second vote. The first vote to decide, more or less, who sit in the legislature based on the second vote, decided the number of seats, the party will be filled. Third, if a party to the end of less seats, rather than based on its overall popularity, they will get some "top" members from a list of established political …show more content…
The vast majority (over fifty percent of the votes in the electoral district) is not required to be elected. Any number of candidates can run for the electoral district, but the candidates can run on only one riding, either independently or in a flag of a registered party. Equally, each party can only support one candidate in the electoral district. Candidates supported by registered parties may have the name of the party in their name on the ballot. Those who run for no party can choose to have "independence" or no affiliation to appear on their names on the