lecture 10 Flashcards
(3 cards)
what type of electoral system does Canada run on
- uninominal majoritarian system
- First-past-the-post
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
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