Another reason could be that they person you vote for and elect can, for their own personal reasons, change your vote to a different party by crossing the floor.
I suspect that first past the post systems leave many voters as orphans. I believe part of the reason that Trump was elected is precisely the two party first past the post system in the US.
That Angus Reid poll showing 36 percent as political orphans sticks with me. Elections Canada clocked 69.5 percent turnout in the 2025 vote. Still, those non-voters dwarf most party bases. I read Hansard transcripts where committees skip middle ground talks on policy. One party that reaches them might control the House for years. Strange how this power stays on the bench.
Another reason could be that they person you vote for and elect can, for their own personal reasons, change your vote to a different party by crossing the floor.
We’re about to find out to our detriment should Carney get a majority exactly how destructive the elite thing can and will be to Canada.
I suspect that first past the post systems leave many voters as orphans. I believe part of the reason that Trump was elected is precisely the two party first past the post system in the US.
That Angus Reid poll showing 36 percent as political orphans sticks with me. Elections Canada clocked 69.5 percent turnout in the 2025 vote. Still, those non-voters dwarf most party bases. I read Hansard transcripts where committees skip middle ground talks on policy. One party that reaches them might control the House for years. Strange how this power stays on the bench.