10-23-2019, 08:10 AM
If we had proportional representation (where 50% of the vote = 50% of seats) this is what the results of the election would look like:
Conservative: 116 seats instead of 121 seats
Liberal: 112 seats instead of 157 seats
Bloc: 26 seats instead of 32 seats
NDP: 54 seats instead of 24 seats
Green: 22 seats instead of 3 seats
Independent: 1 seat
PPC: 5 seats instead of 0 seats
Once again, the winners of FPTP voting system are the Liberals and the Conservatives (and this time the BLOC). The biggest losers, once again, are the NDP and the Greens. It's not surprising that the Liberals and the Conservatives like FPTP. It has served them (and not necessarily Canadians) very well over the years. But this system leaves one third of Canadians out in the cold. It seems almost criminal to essentially disenfranchise so many Canadians.
Conservative: 116 seats instead of 121 seats
Liberal: 112 seats instead of 157 seats
Bloc: 26 seats instead of 32 seats
NDP: 54 seats instead of 24 seats
Green: 22 seats instead of 3 seats
Independent: 1 seat
PPC: 5 seats instead of 0 seats
Once again, the winners of FPTP voting system are the Liberals and the Conservatives (and this time the BLOC). The biggest losers, once again, are the NDP and the Greens. It's not surprising that the Liberals and the Conservatives like FPTP. It has served them (and not necessarily Canadians) very well over the years. But this system leaves one third of Canadians out in the cold. It seems almost criminal to essentially disenfranchise so many Canadians.