Two Party System
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Federally, only two parties have formed government. They change their names etc, but it’s pretty close to being a two party system already.
It’s fair to say other parties have had an effect (like the NDP before the last election), but they haven’t gotten anywhere near forming government.
The third party never forms a government but that does not mean it does not have an impact on national politics. See my other comment.
A three party system is completely different than a two party system even if only two of the parties have ever held a majority.
The NDP has been the official opposition. There are times, as in many minority governments, where the third party has more impact on national policy than the opposition does (via alliances).
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Please do not go down the path of the US. It’s far easier for two parties to collude.
FPTP guarantees that out come so get hype. We are pretty much there now. We just need a few more cycles of left splitting before people get tired of that and then our transformation will be complete.
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Please do not go down the path of the US. It’s far easier for two parties to collude.
They already do.
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Mark Carney’s liberals and Andrew Sheer’s conservatives must be pressured to support a citizen’s assembly to decide on the next electoral system that parliament must pass.
We need to put first-past-the-post to rest.
Why would they do that? The current system ensures that at least one of them will always be in charge, and they effectively have the same politics.
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Why would they do that? The current system ensures that at least one of them will always be in charge, and they effectively have the same politics.
Because they want to keep the support of the populace. The kiwi politicians didn’t want to pass electoral reform for years either until the public had enough of their nonsense and held steady on the issue.
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It’s totally up to us.
Absolutely the politicians serve us not the other way around.
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FPTP guarantees that out come so get hype. We are pretty much there now. We just need a few more cycles of left splitting before people get tired of that and then our transformation will be complete.
Most abc do voters support proportional representation at 79%. It’s the elite politicians on the conservatives and liberals that are being the hold up, who haven’t face enough political consequences for opposing electoral reform in the first place.
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Electoral reform and the NDP coming out swinging, leaning hard into social programs with a sharp and charismatic leader.
The provincial ndp need to get with the program and pass proportional representation already in BC and Manitoba!
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Canada seems to be headed toward a two party system. I think it’s extremely important that we as Canadians push for electoral reform as quickly as possible.
The left was forced to consolidate behind the liberals due to the Trump stuff. It’s just not a safe environment to split the vote right now.
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Canada seems to be headed toward a two party system. I think it’s extremely important that we as Canadians push for electoral reform as quickly as possible.
I mean, we have the Bloc Québécois, which I thank Quebec for because from my POV, we would already be there if it weren’t for the stubbornness of Quebeckers
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Canada seems to be headed toward a two party system. I think it’s extremely important that we as Canadians push for electoral reform as quickly as possible.
Anyone in BC looking to make this happen, you can make your opinion known to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia here: https://consultation-portal.leg.bc.ca/consultations/43
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The left was forced to consolidate behind the liberals due to the Trump stuff. It’s just not a safe environment to split the vote right now.
And that is why electoral reform is important; so that splitting the vote is not penalised.
Written from NZ who adopted MMP about 30 years ago.
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Canada seems to be headed toward a two party system. I think it’s extremely important that we as Canadians push for electoral reform as quickly as possible.
Maybe the NDP should stop being so foolish then. The party literally does nothing for the poor, we have a world class housing bubble and its Pierre thats beat the drum for years, then people wonder why the NDP is irrelevant as they continue to support mass immigration into a housing shortage.
