1.7 Electorical Systems Flashcards
What is an electorical system
Method and rules of counting votes to determine the outcome of an election
What is FPTP
The election system that we use for Canadian federal elections. It is a winner takes all voting system
How does voting for FPTP work
Winner takes all voting system
- people in each riding vote for a candidate for each riding
- that person is elected MP for that riding and becomes a member for parliament and represents in in the House of Commons
How many riding are in Canada and how many people are in each
338
100,000
How is PM selected
leader of the party with most amount of seats become PM
What is proportional representation
Principle that stets the percentage of seats reflects the percentage of people that voted for that party
Why do you think proportional representation is better than FPTP
Yes, because voters will feel like their vote matters, and this will help discourage voters feel like their vote has an impact on the outcome of an election
What is electorical college?
The system in the US that picks the president and the vice president
How does electorical college work?
- electors go to poll and vote from the slate of electors
- most states require that all their electorical votes go to the candidate that receives the most votes in that state
- first to 270 wins
