POLS-101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Plurality Voting System, Tactical Voting, Single Transferable Vote
30 Oct 2018
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When we vote, we translate the votes into seats into the parliament. Ballot structure: electoral systems tell you about this; the sheet you must sign and how you will physically vote for the candidate/party. Regional representation: more seats for the most populated areas. First-past-the-post does a bad job at regional representation: a voting system also shows the stability of government, first past the post creates a stable government. Canadian system: first past the post (single member plurality): the candidate with the most votes win. Single member constituency: writing system--one writing, one mp: simple system to determine the winner, link between voters and the mps representation the local area, create stable two party systems. Cons: useless votes, may create minority government. Second ballot system: to win a presidential election, the candidate must have an absolute majority--more than half of the vote.
