BIOL 1050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Indirect Election, Visible Minority, Rob Ford
14 Apr 2017
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Municipal elections were designed to protect property owners. All provinces now have municipal elections every four years. Fixed election dates, now has been changed to fourth monday in october, all provinces call municipal elections every four years. Whether at large or by ward by city. Administrative role: board of directors, looking for efficacy. Single-member ward system electing one person for each ward. Multi-member ward system same principal, carve out territory but you elect two or three depending on how large council is, guelph (6 wards, 2 people form each plus mayor) At-large or general vote system no city in ontario with more than population of 100,000 elects council at large, no fixed requirement. Mixed system council elected in combination, some at large, some by ward, say toronto has 44 wards, Inclusion of referendum question on the electoral system. Election debates are unworkably in at large systems) this is why it"s broadcasted on cable.
