LABR 3P13 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Elections Manitoba, Instant-Runoff Voting, Proportional Representation

• School: Brock University
• Department: Labour Studies
• Course: LABR 3P13
• Professor: Murry Cooke

Document Summary

Often called first past the post (fptp) Voters select one candidate on the ballot. The candidate with the most votes (a plurality) in that riding is elected mp. Preferential or ordinal ballot, voters rank candidates on ballot. All ballots are counted on the basis of first preferences, if no one receives a majority of the vote, then the last-place finisher is dropped off, and ballots for the candidate are redistributed based on their second choices. This continues until a candidate wins majority support. Works like the smp system, but it is followed by a second round of voting on a later date (usually) between the top two finishers. Voters select between competing slates of candidates. Representation in the legislature per party approximates the percentage of the vote each party receives. Voters use a preferential ballot to rank candidates in multi-member constituencies.