Not what the term “winner take all” means. It means at the level of individual elections (ie. ridings) that the votes not going toward the winning candidate are meaningless and wasted. It doesn’t matter if an MP wins their riding with 99% of the vote or 51% of the vote. The winner takes the whole riding.
Minority governments effectively don’t exist in Canada, with an average lifespan below 2 years. It’s in either party’s interest to trigger an election as soon as they think they could win a majority. This results in pointless election reruns, wasted taxpayer funds and election fatigue.
“winner take all”? It’s like minority governments don’t exist.
Not what the term “winner take all” means. It means at the level of individual elections (ie. ridings) that the votes not going toward the winning candidate are meaningless and wasted. It doesn’t matter if an MP wins their riding with 99% of the vote or 51% of the vote. The winner takes the whole riding.
Minority governments effectively don’t exist in Canada, with an average lifespan below 2 years. It’s in either party’s interest to trigger an election as soon as they think they could win a majority. This results in pointless election reruns, wasted taxpayer funds and election fatigue.