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Originally Posted by Halx
I rather like how in Canada, votes for a lesser party will still earn them seats in the House of Commons. That's how their socialized healthcare came to be... the little guys brought it up.
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Not necessarily though. I mean, The Green Party got around 4.3 percent of the vote last federal election (not too shabby considering there are four major federal parties) but since it didn't come in first in any ridings, it failed to get a single seat. They came in pretty strong in BC and Alberta, but until we have a proportional system, where parties get seats based on the percentage of votes they receive, the small parties will have a harder time getting into the House.