At the October 7 Ontario Legislative Assembly election, the share of the popular vote for each party is: Liberal 37.5%, Progressive Conservative 35.3%, New Democratic 23%, Green 3%, others .5%.
These results, like so many other Canadian and British election returns, are more evidence that just because a country does not use Proportional Representation, it does not follow that only two particular parties invariably receive the vast majority of the vote cast. Canada has tolerant and equal ballot access, and reasonable (though not ideal) rules for debate inclusion. In such a system, even with “first-past-the post”, there is room for more than two influential parties. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the election results.
The number of seats won is: Liberal 53, Progressive Conservative 37, New Democratic 17.
One more EVIL and rotted to the core minority rule gerrymander regime in Canada — since the 1760s when the Brits started gerrymander/plurality stuff in Canada after the French and Indian War.
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P.R. and nonpartisan App.V-
i.e. END the EVIL super-dangerous tyrant legislative- executive *parliamentary* regimes from the DARK AGE.
Do NOT be surprised if Canada dissolves after one of the minority rule elections — West – Ontario – Quebec – East = more U.S.A. States ??? Stay tuned.
One super-obvious question – WHY did the earlier 2 major parties in Canada and the U.K. ever allow the smaller parties to get bigger and win ANY seats ???
Some sort of divide and conquer robot party hack game ???
http://rangevoting.org/DuvTrans.html
The following is a verbatim French?English translation of Duverger’s own words (a 1980 statement by Maurice Duverger):
The plurality (1 winner) voting system *tends* to lead to a 2-party system.
The proportional representation (multiwinner) system *tends* to lead to many mutually independent parties.
The 2-ballot majority system [top-2 (delayed) runoff] *tends* to lead to multipartism moderated by alliances.
It’s like favoritism there’s no such thing as proportional in the politics. Carpet Cleaning Service