Under this system, the ruling political party does not have to receive a majority of seats to win a federal election. They just need to win the most seats. As a result, in most cases political parties in government do not always represent the views of the majority of citizens, while other political parties that have received a considerable amount of votes may not receive adequate representation. Furthermore, the majoritarian electoral system wastes enormous amounts of votes, since votes cast in a constituency for losing candidates count for nothing. For example, suppose a man named Mark Salke is running against two men named Eric Rale and Johnson Kerrington in a parliamentary election. Mark received 40% of the votes. However, he received more votes than Eric, 25% of the vote, and Johnson, 35% of the vote. As a result, Mark would gain the parliamentary seat, while the votes that count for Eric and Johnson would be wasted. Finally, the majoritarian system depends on the definition of electoral boundaries. With relatively small electoral districts, the way the boundaries are drawn can have important effects on the electoral outcome, which encourages attempts at gerrymandering and maldistribution. Canada's majoritarian electoral system, which is the least representative and arguably the most unfair election
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