Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Plurality Voting System, Grandfather Clause, Unbridled

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2230E
• Professor: Cameron Anderson

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Quotes about the house of commons: (cid:862)ca(cid:374)adia(cid:374) go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) the rule of la(cid:449) a(cid:374)d it is (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) represe(cid:374)tati(cid:448)e legislative bodies that laws are created and legitimized. Two central functions of the hoc in canada: representation, variation between social, geographical representation and still has ways to go to represent whole province properly, accountability. Provincial proportion of seats compared to provincial proportion of population. Reasons for territorial inequality: senate floor rule (senatorial clause) 4 atlantic provinces (pei and new brunswick) (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1005)(cid:1009) a(cid:373)e(cid:374)d(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:895) (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t ha(cid:448)e fe(cid:449)er mps the(cid:374) they do senators well over represented in comparison to population: 1985 representation act (grandfather clause) Prairies (saskatchewan and manitoba cannot have smaller number of. Mps goi(cid:374)g for(cid:449)ard tha(cid:374) they did i(cid:374) (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1012)(cid:1009) (cid:894)therefore (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t lose seats e(cid:448)e(cid:374) if decrease population: representation rule. If province becomes under rep. due to proportionating they can get more seats. Tended to undermine bc, ab and on.