POLI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Proportional Representation, Single Transferable Vote, Wasted Vote
6 Dec 2016
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To allow the people to choose their representatives in the house of commons and indirectly the government of canada. Elections provide a legitimizing function by participating in elections voters agree to outcome of elections. Activity of voting generates support for system as a whole. Elections help unite country by forcing everyone in country to go through a common experience. Elections provide a broad policy guideline for parties (to extent that policies are important during elections) Elections help provide a sense of political efficacy to populace. Ter(cid:373) (cid:862)free ele(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s(cid:863) is used to des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)e syste(cid:373) i(cid:374) ca(cid:374)ada. Speaks to the fact that any party/individual may enter race with minimal hurdles. System in place ensures minimal interference with operation of election system (think robo-call scandal) Built-in advantages to established parties though media coverage, leaders debate and election finance. Majority rule is insufficient to meet demands of democratic legitimacy. Especially important in canadian system which produces governments with less than.
