The single member plurality system (also known as, First-Past-The-Post) used in Canadian federal and provincial elections has been examined over several decades to have many strengths but also reveals serious shortcomings and limitations. Governments and parliaments are formed but not well backed by a majority of voters, splitting of votes, strategic voting and coordination failures result in some sort of a gap between the real preferences of Canadian voters and election results, new political parties, like the newly formed Green party, face huge challenges to compete in the political arena, minorities including aboriginals and females are underrepresented, politics of regionalism dominate, participation in politics from different
