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Understanding Federal Elections: Candidates, Ridings, and Voting Systems

Learn how candidates are elected in federal elections, the role of ridings, and the voting system in Canada. Discover the basics of First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) and explore the upcoming general election in 2022.

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Understanding Federal Elections: Candidates, Ridings, and Voting Systems

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  1. Slide Deck 10: Federal Elections

  2. How do federal elections work? How are candidates elected in federal elections?

  3. What is a candidate? • A person who competes for the job of elected representative is called a candidate • At the federal level, most candidates are associated with a political party • Candidates not associated with a party are called independents

  4. What is a riding? • Canada is divided into 338 geographic areas called ridings • The size and shape of ridings is determined by population size, geographical features and social factors like culture and language. • The number of people represented in each riding is as equal as possible, so that every vote counts the same. 

  5. What is a voting system? • A voting system is the way in which voters choose their elected representatives. • Different voting systems exist around the world.

  6. What is our voting system? • Canada uses a system called First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) or Single-Member Plurality • Only one member is elected per riding • The rules: • Voters can only choose one candidateon their ballot • The candidate that receives the most votes wins

  7. How are candidates elected? An example of FPTP, in a riding with 100 ballots cast: CANDIDATENUMBER OF VOTES Lisa (Banana Party) 40 Mohamed (Pear Party) 15 Emma (Apple Party) 11 Thomas (Independent) 34 Lisa wins because she has the most votes (40). The winning candidate does not need receive support from the majority of voters – just one more vote than any other candidate.

  8. Number of ridings across Canada • There are 49 electoral districts for the general election on September 24, 2018.

  9. Our Riding • Let’s find our riding! • Who is running for election in our riding? • www.elections.ca (Voter Information Service)

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