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State & history

How is the winner decided in each riding (electoral district) in a Canadian federal election?

  • A A candidate needs more than half of all votes
  • ✕ The party with most votes nationwide chooses the winner Your answer
  • ✓ The candidate with the most votes wins
  • D The two best candidates compete in a second round

Not quite.

Canada uses a 'first-past-the-post' system. The candidate with the most votes in a riding wins the seat, even without a majority of votes, and becomes a Member of Parliament.

Source: Canada Elections Act; Elections Canada; Discover Canada, 'How Canadians Govern Themselves'

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