How this election might play out overall
Explore how different ways of voting might affect the results.
How we vote now:
FPTP
A different way:How we vote now:FPTP
A different way:
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What to notice
FPTP — First-Past-The-Post. One vote, one winner per riding. Today's Canadian baseline.
Gives the leading party about 6 points more seats than its vote share.
STV — Single Transferable Vote. Rank candidates in a multi-member district. Multiple winners.
Seats are won candidate by candidate inside each multi-member district, and the totals still land near vote share: the LPC takes 47% of the seats on 44% of the vote. No party wins a majority of the seats.
| seats won | vote share | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LPC | 169(49%) | 44% | |
| CPC | 144(42%) | 41% | |
| BQ | 22(6%) | 6% | |
| NDP | 7(2%) | 6% | |
| GPC | 1(0%) | 1% | |
| PPC | 0(0%) | 1% |
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| seats won | vote share | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LPC | 162(47%) | 44% | |
| CPC | 155(45%) | 41% | |
| BQ | 21(6%) | 6% | |
| NDP | 5(1%) | 6% | |
| GPC | 0(0%) | 1% | |
| PPC | 0(0%) | 1% |
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