Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Voting Age, Asian Canadians, Gerrymandering
8 Jan 2018
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1917: won who served in the war or were related to men overseas. 1948: restrictions on asian canadian voters removed. 1960: indigenous persons living on reserve receive vote. 1970: voting age lowered from 21 to 18. Higher rates of voting among: older, educated, wealthy, men. Electoral system: the means by which votes cast for candidates or parties are translated into legislative seats. Constituency/riding/district: a geographic area de ned for legislative representation. The number and the boundaries of constituencies are determined when redistribution takes place following each census. Gerrymandering: the practice of manipulating district boundaries to create partisan- advantaged districts. District magnitude: the number of elected (not campaigning) candidates per district/riding. Proportional > open/closed list pr, single transferrable vote. A system wherein one representative is elected from each constituency. Representative does not need to gain an absolute majority of votes, just more than any other candidate in the constituency. Sometimes voters rank candidates on a preferential ballot.
