POLS 1150 Lecture 21: Week Seven
7 Mar 2017
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40-55% of the seats are won with a majority, the rest are won with a plurality in a plurality system. How we elect members of parliament in ottawa and provincial politicians. Top two, top three, top four, etc. individuals who get the most votes will be in control. Pei used this system, each riding sent two people to charlottetown to represent them. Very common in latin america, most of the world. The number of seats that a party gets depends on the share of the vote that the party gets, you vote for the party that you want to govern. Party list: each party provides a list of people they want to sit on seats and if they have. 23% of the votes, the first 23 people on the list get elected. Voters have no say in how they are ranked.
