Pros And Cons Of The FPTP Electoral System In Canada
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In section II, we discussed some of strengths and shortcomings of the FPTP electoral system in Canada. Nowadays, the Canadian society has changed significantly – to the point where the drawbacks of the single member plurality system outweigh its advantages. The recent liberal government have put the project of electoral reform on its platform, and if they do what they promised, we might expect a new electoral system for Canada by the end of the next year. It should be understood that is no such thing as a perfect electoral system. However, a fair electoral system must have some balance between various objectives and values that are the core of any democratic electoral system such as fairness, representation, equality and accountability. Any,