Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Closed List, Wasted Vote, List Of Political Parties In Canada
17 Apr 2018
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Political science lecture 10- political parties and elections. In many other countries the district magnitude is above 1. Electoral systems: plurality: one representative is elected from each constituency, the representative does not need to gain an absolute majority of votes, just more than any other candidate, e. g. Electoral systems: majoritarian: one member per riding. A majority (50% +1) is required: can be multiple rounds of voting, some voters rank candidates on a preferential ballot, e. g. France, austria, finland, russia (presidential elections: similar to first past the post. In france for elections, as many people can run for first round, top two make it on to second round of election and its 50%+1 from there. In canada when you have majority government, the majority of the people didn"t actually have the majority of the votes. Electoral systems: proportional representation: close match between % of votes and % of seats, parties may use open or closed party lists to select candidates, e. g.
