Friday, September 28, 2007
“First-Past-the-Post” - The Current Electoral System
To understand the Referendum, it's necessary to look to at Ontario’s current electoral system. This system is often called "First-Past-the-Post" (FPTP).
In a FPTP system, a single winner is elected in each voting constituency. The winner is the candidate with the most votes, although not necessarily the majority of the votes. The party that has the most elected candidates forms the government.
This is the most common voting system and is used through out Canada at provincial and federal levels, as well as in the United States and the UK.
In Ontario, under the current FPTP system, the provincial legislature has 107 voting constituencies, with a corresponding 107 elected officials, or Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP), representing these constituencies. This number has changed recently; seven years ago, the provincial government decreased the number of constituencies from 130 to 107.
In a FPTP system, a single winner is elected in each voting constituency. The winner is the candidate with the most votes, although not necessarily the majority of the votes. The party that has the most elected candidates forms the government.
This is the most common voting system and is used through out Canada at provincial and federal levels, as well as in the United States and the UK.
In Ontario, under the current FPTP system, the provincial legislature has 107 voting constituencies, with a corresponding 107 elected officials, or Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP), representing these constituencies. This number has changed recently; seven years ago, the provincial government decreased the number of constituencies from 130 to 107.
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