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Single Member Plurality System

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In Canada, the electoral system is called “single-member plurality” system, also commonly knows as “first-past-the-post”. There is a total of 338 electoral districts, candidates with the highest number of votes in their electoral district (which is also known as ridings) wins a seat at the House of Commons and represents that riding as its member of Parliament. Candidates can run in only one riding under a registered political party, or independent if they chose so. (Election Canada, 2016) I currently reside in the York South-Weston district which is both my federal and provincial riding. York South-Weston is Ward 12 located in the west-end of Toronto, its made up of City of York, as well as city of Toronto north of high park. The riding

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