POLI 101 Lecture Notes - Elections Canada, Nonpartisanism, Reform Party Of British Columbia
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How you choose which candidates are elected. Don"t need to win by 50%, just have to be faster than the other horses. Boundaries drawn by independent commission (1) districts (2) quantity of representatives (3) method of election. Positive: drawing boundaries so that minorities have better chance of gaining representation (both at federal and provincial level) Drawing boundaries to help a party of interest. Where boundaries are drawn affects who wins. Drawing new boundaries for canada starts this spring, taking into consideration growth of population (adding seats) and census data. Canada has first past the post (fpp) system. Plurality of votes rather than a majority. Most elected without a majority (when there are more than 2 parties) Smp system privileges parties with regionally concentrated support. Exaggerate popular support- more majority governments than popular vote would suggest. Popular small majorities turn into overwhelming legislature majorities. Mckenna in 1987 in nb: 60% of vote but 100% of seats.
