POLS 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Single Transferable Vote, Red Tory, Party System
15 Feb 2017
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Pols1400 week 4 federal elections, voting and electoral systems. An organized group that nominates candidates and contests elections in order to in uence the personnel and policies of government. Functions: organize public opinion; provide leadership; provide symbols of allegiance; provide integration. Pre-requisites: active leadership; freely recruited following; procedures; ideology; issues. Conservative party of canada (-opposition party)- right of centre - business liberal and red tories. Liberal party of canada- government party, middle position, business and welfare liberalism. New democratic party- left of centre- collectivism. Bloc quebecois - sovereignty - left of centre. Sources of party nance: membership fees, individual contributions. Produces majority governments: when they shouldn"t have a majority. Dif cult for women and minorities to get elected. # of seats is proportional to the popular vote for parties. Produces minority coalition governments: government restraines, accountable, cooperation emphasizes. Easier for women and minorities to get elected.
