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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Not sure why the directly part is key. In a FPTP parliamentary system, votes don’t translate directly to seats. And the leader of the party that wins the most seats has a lot of power - Canadian PMs have far fewer constraints than an American president.
It’s pretty clear people only complain about electoral systems when they don’t yield a result they like. The number of Canadians I’ve seen moan about the U.S. electoral system being undemocratic while ignoring the loss of the party that won the popular vote in the last federal election proves that. The Conservatives’ loss is shrugged off with “their support is too concentrated - they should campaign better in the parts of the country where they’re weak.” Not sure why the same advice shouldn’t apply to Democrats.
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Fair points, but the US has only two credible parties. In the Canadian election in 2021, Libs had 33%, Cons 34%, NDP 18%, Bloc 8%, People 5%, Green 2%. A Lib and NDP coalition is 51%.