Canadian federal election

Preliminary Relationships Relationship between educational levels, age and voting in the last federal election Relationship between voting in the last federal election and interest in politics Factors that have an influence on voting in the last federal election: Age, Highest education level, Interest in politics, Source of media to follow the news and current affairs + Frequency to follow the news and current affairs, Participation in political activities + Frequency of participation,…

the main topic of conversation is the upcoming Canadian election and how voter’s choice between political parties is going to be harder than ever. Geddes explains this year more than ever the basic Canadian political spectrum is disfigured. It is not the typical NDP left, Liberal middle and Conservative right. He feels many unsure Canadian voters will have to do their homework before they take to the polls this year. The article explains that the Canadian political spectrum has been tossed out…

First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system (plurality system) is the system that is adopted within the Canadian electoral system to choose their representatives in the federal and provincial elections. There are many voices in Canada and other places where the FPTP is used to change it with the Proportional Representation Systems, which the newly elected liberal government intends to change (Simonsen, 2005). The current federal government is not the only one that criticised the FPTP system but also the…

each district has an election and the party that wins the most districts then wins the election. The first of such flaws is gerrymandering. The dictionary definition of gerrymandering is, “To divide [a geographic area] into voting districts in a way that gives one party an unfair advantage in elections” (“Gerrymandering”). The term gerrymandering was first coined in the 1800s when the governor of Massachusetts named Gerry changed the electoral districts purely to win an election. These electoral…

My Country- Women’s Right to Vote in Canada The victory brought pure complacency and joy for Canadian women. It was January 1916, just days after the Manitoba legislate approved a bill that made Manitoba the first province in Canada to give women the right to vote. Other provincial legislates felt outraged, but it was only the beginning of the movement that put the subjection of women’s suffrage to an end. The history of women’s right to vote in Canada tells the tale of perseverance and…

as shown in “Samara: Message Not Delivered”, reaching an all time low during the 2011 Federal Election. Youth voting has seen a decrease in volume due to reasons such as political leaders failing to contact young adults during key electoral times, young adults perceiving that politics are irrelevant to them, and in British Columbia, for example, registering to be eligible to vote in the Provincial General Election. The conclusion found in the report states that a majority of young people do not…

For this year’s Canadian Federal Election 2015, the four major parties: The Conservative Party, The Liberal Party, The New Democratic Party and The Green Party has promote different plans aiming to improve and enhance a better Canada. Each party has a different focus on their plans: The Conservative Party aiming to protect the economy and create jobs; The Liberal Party focusing on investing the future, helping the middle class and creating an honest and open government; The New Democratic Party…

Prime minister candidates for federal elections used to be little more than the leaders of their respective political parties. Besides the unconscious first impressions, the Canadian public typically understood very little about the individuals that may lead the country. Reasonably so, Canadian leaders are not always in the spotlight unless major events occur such as a law implementation or a tragic disaster. The lengthier campaigns simply create additional leaders debates and speeches. These…

played a significant role in Canadian history in the period of 1914-1929. There were many examples of how immigrants of Chinese descent were excluded from society in this time period. One way that they were excluded and relegated to a dark sector of society was the Chinese head tax. Up until 1923, the Chinese head tax was being enforced and meant that Chinese immigrants would be paying $500 per person to immigrate to Canada. The Chinese head Tax was an attempt by the Canadian government to…

they just need more votes than the other candidates to win the election. 2. What are some of the advantages of this system? The first advantage of this system is that it is an easy process for voters. All the voters have to do, is vote once for their favorite candidate. Secondly, this system produces a clear result, as the candidate with the most votes wins. Also, this voting system does not involve any complex calculations. Some Canadians want to keep this system, as it is a traditional voting…