Disadvantages of the plurality voting system
I won’t go into my specific concerns with Canada’s voting system as they’re well documented on Wikipedia, but I would like to illustrate my frustration with our 2008 election as an example.
| Party | Popular vote | Seats won |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 37.6% | 46.4% |
| Liberal | 26.2% | 24.6% |
| New Democrat | 18.2% | 12.0% |
| Bloc Québécois | 10.0% | 16.2% |
| Green | 7.0% | 0% |
Maybe we can look at some alternatives?