Minority Government In Canada

There are two types governments, minority and majority. A majority government is a government formed by a governing party that has an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or parliament in a parliamentary system. This is as opposed to a minority government, where the largest party in a legislature only has a plurality of seats. Depending on who you are, a majority government is either a promise of stability and calm or a threat of coming to a disaster. Again depending on who you are, much the same kind of judgment can be made for minority government. A majority government can be suitable in a scenario where instability has existed for long (owing to a coalition or a highly unpopular government) While a majority government may find it easy taking decisions, often the decisions may turn out to be dictatorial. On the the other hand a coalition can have a variety of views and then a more thoughtful role in decision making. A minority government occurs when no single party in an election wins a majority of the seats. In the B.C. election, a party needed 44

Voters in each riding vote for one candidate in that riding. Whoever has the most votes is elected as the MP for that riding. It is used in 58 countries, including the United Kingdom, the US and India. There are 338 ridings across the country, with an average of about 100,000 Canadians in each. Some riding populations deviate greatly due to the distribution of Canada’s population in places like the North. Some advantages are simple process - easy to understand, keeps out extremist third parties, rarely produces coalitions; easier to make decisions, strong MP-constituent links, and allows voters to choose people; not just parties-more trust. Some disadvantages are Excludes smaller parties - unfair representation, doesn't allow minority groups representation, low turnout - wasted votes, majority not needed, winning party often not wanted by most