Currently, Canada's electoral system is based on a "first past the post" system. The candidate with the most votes in a riding wins a seat in the House of Commons and represents that riding as its Member of Parliament. The Governor General asks the Members of Parliament to form a government, which is normally the party whose candidates have won the most seats; that party's leader generally becomes Prime Minister. An absolute majority of the electorate is not needed, and is rarely achieved. As a result, power has been held by either of two parties for most of Canada's history. The party whose candidates win the second largest number of seats becomes the Official Opposition.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs
No, keep the current “first past the post” system
@ISIDEWITH8yrs
No, switch to an instant runoff system
@4Q5YTY82yrs
Do the United States system.
@4QSX27S2yrs
How about we banish the feudal system once and for all?
@4PVMH9K2yrs
A system like Germany or New Zealand would be a system for Canada
@4HRLRNS2yrs
It is bigoted to assume an individual will have different opinions based on skin colour or genitalia. It promotes segregation and should not be tolerated. Western countries are a melting pot and we should be proud of it.
@98WZ87R7 days
Keep the same constituency but make it ranked choice voting
@98TLB6M2wks
Yes, but it should be a mixed-member electoral system.
@98HLJHB1mo
Switch to proportional representation or Score Voting
No, I think that this could lead to breakdowns of our efficient democratic system, as in PR the government would have to cater to those within fringe movements, such as the People's Party of Canada, as well as smaller parties in order to gain a majority, and this could create a lot of deadlock and erode people's trust within the constitutional democratic system here in Canada, which has also happened within European democracies such as Germany to some extent, and republics such as the United States of America, as congress is almost always in a deadlock (with some rare exceptions.)
@979XN3F2mos
No, but allow independent politicians to run for office
@97RN9NP3mos
They get like 3 people who are running for prime minister then they wait 1 month for example to get the votes in and the person with the most people win
No, and it should change to a rank-based system.
@97P4X7S3mos
@96JGN834mos
We should have a mix of the current system and proportional representation
@96JJRBT4mos
No, we should ranked-based voting.
@9693JXK4mos
Ranked choice voting system
Switch to the popular vote
@95YWBT94mos
Switch to something more directly democratic
@95LSVQV5mos
No, leave it as it is now
@95J9PCR5mos
Yes, but only if regional representation remains limited to local candidates.
@955C6275mos
No, we should use a ranked-based voting system.
@953THJ85mos
The federal government should be abolished
@94K2WNC5mos
Switch to Mixed Member Proportional instead of full Proportional
@942M3266mos
Yes, and add instant runoff.
@93W94WY7mos
Yes, but using a mixed member proportional system
@93TYLL57mos
Yes, for the Senate, NOT for the House
@93TM7X67mos
Yes, and add instant runoff alongside.
@93SSKKF7mos
@93JMN2F8mos
No, just straight up do participatory democracy
@93B6FPP8mos
Mixed-Member Proportional Voting
@748XY8M9mos
There should be no political parties that necessitate proportionality
@92MWQCF9mos
No, switch to a combination of instant runoff and approval system
@92DWMG710mos
No, adopt a mixed member proportional system
@924B2SN10mos
Switch to a run off system…
Yes, so long as it is kept democratic and attempts at gerrymandering and corruption are prohibited.
@8ZV7WDZ11mos
No, switch to a sortition system for choosing political officials and abolish elections altogether
@8ZT5SNW11mos
There are many voting issues that need to be addressed, not just the current system
@8ZSJL5B11mos
Yes, with instant runoff and recall elections.
@8ZR6F7T11mos
I prefer a ranked ballot system
@8ZN4YG411mos
No, this could make our government's ability of good governance/efficiency to be compromised, as the government is made up of a broad coalition of different views. I get why people think this is a good idea, as it could preserve a lot of really good ideas that in a FPTP system could be at more risk of being fully eliminated/scratched from budgets, but it could make people lose faith in an already good system that works, and that's why I'm against it.
I would prefer a system such as ranked balloting, in which individual people rank their preference in terms of candidates, because most people, when going to the polls, have an idea of at least two or three people they're going to vote for/allows candidates to win based on broad support, rather than pandering to their voter base only.
@8Z7DWC912mos
Yes and allow for recall elections
@8YSH4R21yr
I don’t really know the other options but I don’t really like the current situation.
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