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Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?
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Last answered 11 hours ago
Yes
544,421 votes
52%
No
510,913 votes
48%
Distribution of answers submitted by Canadian voters.
Data includes total votes submitted by visitors since May 11, 2015. For users that answer more than once (yes we know), only their most recent answer is counted in the total results. Total percentages may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.
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a. Electoral Reform Must Have Public Support: Liberal Minister Monsef
1 year ago by thestar.com
b. @Kady: NDP Doubles Down on Electoral Reform Consultation Proposal
2 years ago by ottawacitizen.com
c. Justin Trudeau’s Electoral Reform Plan Needs to 'Get Going'
2 years ago by cbc.ca
d. Electoral Reform Looms for Canada, Justin Trudeau Promises
2 years ago by thestar.com
e. Election Primer: What Are Canada’s Electoral Reform Options, and How Might
2 years ago by globalnews.ca
f. The Pros and Cons of Canada’s First-Past-The-Post Electoral System
2 years ago by cbc.ca
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Data based on unique submissions (duplicates or multiple submissions are eliminated) per user using a 30-day moving average to reduce daily variance from traffic sources. Totals may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.
Data based on 30-day moving average to reduce daily variance from traffic sources. Totals may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.
Learn more about Electoral Reform
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. See recent first past the post news