lecture 10

Question 1

what type of electoral system does Canada run on

Answer 1

• uninominal majoritarian system

- First-past-the-post

Question 2

what are the effects of FPP

Answer 2

-favours big parties at the expense of small parties
-favours regional parties at the expense if national parties
-loses a lot of votes
tends to produce two-party (plus) systems

Question 3

what are the effects of proportional representation

Answer 3

• more representative of popular votes
• every vote counts which can possibly encourage participation
• favours national parties at the expense of regional parties
• usually leads to multiparty systems
• weaker link between citizens + representatives