canadian politics
In Canada it has become widely accepted that we use a “first past the post” electoral system. This however may not be the best system for a democracy like Canada to use, as there are numerous reasons for such a country to switch to the proportional representation system. A few reasons to make the switch are – better voter turnout, more personal campaigning, better individual representation, and better party selection. While these are all very true, a few other aspects will be focused on in this paper. These issues include – the fact that proportional representation allows smaller parties to have their voices heard, while not allowing for parties with under usually between 2-5% of the popular vote to maintain seats. Also, PR would help Canada better deal with the quite obvious regional differences we experience. While first past the post tends to have an over-representation of regional parties, PR lets Canadians have advocates and legislators with who they agree. The last point that will be focused on is a very important one. It states that PR would help eliminate the need for strategic voting. A proportional representation would let people vote for whom they actually want to. It also gives people a better feeling that th
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Approximate Word count = 1137
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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