The Canadian Electoral System and its need for Reform

Through out modern political history, scholars and political leaders have scrutinized existing electoral system and, as a result also debated about the optimal way to translate votes into seats in the most democratic nature. In the recent years democracy and legitimacy within an electoral system are often viewed as the foundation for reform. Thus a growing number of Canadians have begun to question the legitimacy of Canada's first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system and the fashion in …

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