Plurality voting system

An electoral reform is a change in the electoral system of a country in order to improve how public desires are expressed in an election. An electoral reform is necessary for Canada’s democracy in the 21st century since the current system does not accurately represent people’s choice. By analyzing the pros and cons from the different recommendations on proportional representation (PR), I will prove how this new electoral system is a better option for Canadians over the current one,…

flaw of the American Republic is the issue of the first pass the post system. The first pass the post system is used in almost all of the local, state and federal elections in the United States. In theory, first pass the post is a simple and effective way for the electorate to be represented. One vote per citizen and most votes wins ensuring at least a plurality of voters will have a say in the government. However, a plurality doesn’t necessarily mean a majority and potentially there are…

The first of the four systems I will analyze are the majoritarian systems. Named as such because they centre around a “winner takes all” philosophy, examples of majoritarian systems include First Past the Post/Plurality (FPTP), which is used by 43 countries worldwide including Canada, the UK and the US, Second Ballot Majority-Runoff (SBMR), which is used in 15 countries worldwide including France and Finland, and Alternative Vote (AV), used in Australia (Norris, 1997). First Past the Post is the…

voters, but in our current single-member district system of electing representatives, frequently that is not the case. Often times who will win in an election is decided long before election day, usually by those who draw the district lines. For example, if the districts in texas are drawn to be 65 percent republican then the outcome will most likely result in republicans that have the majority of seats in the legislature. In a single member district system, only one member can be elected to…

As a parliamentary government, majority of Canadian and non-Canadian citizens lack the knowledge to fully comprehend the logistics of the Canadian government and the electoral system. So when former Prime Minister Stephen Harper called an early election on August 2015, many did not understand its significance on the upcoming election. Harper believed that an early election would give him the advantage over other party leaders and would help him stay in office, but he was wrong. Despite the…

approval-based voting which “The issue was not small states versus big states but slavery and racial discrimination.” (Bolinger) Another short coming of the Electoral College is many large states feel their representation is disproportional, so many don’t vote because they feel their vote doesn’t matter and it was even stated that “The nine most populous states have 51.2 percent of the vote but only 241 Electoral College votes” (The Washington post) The only other way a popular vote system would…

when dealing with electoral systems and Uk electoral system would be the case study. This would be thoroughly analysed and linked to the economic growth of a country and policies that make the economy stable and strong economy . The argument find out whether or not proportional elections can be established and factors that can encourage the outcomes. This would be looked at from a national and global perspective. An Election is any decision which is made due to voting. It could be done…

There are multiple causes for concern regarding voting within this country. Our electoral system has a majoritarian rule system. This basically means that “Majoritarian Rule is a winner take all system; the party that obtains more votes wins under majority rules. On the other hand, proportional representation results in a more balanced sharing of political power” (Kartal, 2015). According to CNN, only 55.4% of all eligible voters turned out to vote in the last presidential election that is still…

they way they do? Voting behaviour is a form of political behaviour and has been examined and analysed by all parties in order to try and win elections. In order to examine voting behaviour close enough to answer the question in hand I am going to split it down into two questions. Why affects voting choice? And why do people not vote at all i.e. why is voting turn out down? For both questions I will consider arguments for several different factors. Ultimately I believe people voting choice is…

it can be interpreted as Canadians losing belief in Canadian democracy because they believe that their votes will have little to no influence. Canada currently uses the first past the post, also known as the winner takes all electoral system. In this plurality system, it emphasizes on each citizen gets to vote for only one candidate from their riding, and the candidate who receives the most votes becomes a member of parliament. The party with the most members who holds a seat in parliament…