lecture 10 Flashcards by Jenn Armstrong

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what type of electoral system does Canada run on

uninominal majoritarian system

- First-past-the-post

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what are the effects of FPP

-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

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what are the effects of proportional representation

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

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lecture 10 Flashcards

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