POL112H5 Lecture Notes - Proportional Representation, Wasted Vote, Plurality Voting System
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Representative democracy (focus on house of commons, not senate) 308 mps, elected on a rep by pop" basis (more or. Five political parties (c, l, ,n, g, b) Minimal number of independent mps (four as of. Oct/2013; none elected as independent) (small number of independently elected mps, rarely occurs, usually elected. Mps leave their parties once in parliament- independent mps are irrelevant) 26 mps (including pm) (all have to be members of parliament/ chosen by the pm) Plus 13 ministers of state" (junior ministers) (influence stronger then mps) Bring forward and promote views/concerns of the public. Serve as advocate for individuals/ groups ( ombudsman. Mirror social composition of population (social characteristics- are they representatives, do they mirror what the population looks like) Are mps/mpps//mlas socially representative (yes and no- Geography- yes, mps from every part of the country, pretty representative of both the english and french population.
