For a democratic country to thrive, it must have an adequate electoral system to produce the party that oversees our government. Since its inception in 1867, Canada has used the first-past-the-post system during elections to decide its major party. Although we have been using this system for a long time, the FPTP system is flawed and should be changed. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate the effectiveness of moving to a more proportional system, while exposing the ineptitude of the current Canadian system. With the advancement of other methods and little change from the first-post-post system, this system is becoming preyed upon. A change to the proportional electoral system is crucial because it empowers voters, increases voter turnout and creates a more diverse environment. If we want to expand democracy, Canada should adopt a more proportionate electoral system at the federal level. A proportionate electoral system (otherwise known as proportional representation or PR) ensures its voters have a say in their vote. The way the PR system works is that for every percentage of votes a party receives, it will be granted approximately the same percentage of seats in parliament. For example, if a party received 35% of the vote, it would receive 35% of the legislative seats. This is important for Canada because it gives smaller parties a better chance of retaining a seat. There are many different varieties of PR, as vote percentages often do not translate uniformly into the number of available seats (King, 2000). For example, if a party receives 33.6% of the votes, it can receive 33.6% of the seats. For this reason, numerous variations of the PR system have been created. The most common... middle of paper... System of Canada. http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=ces&document=part2&lang=e#316.) http://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/details/society/voter-turnout.aspx7.) http://dranoffhuddart.com/dl/LSD_Oct07_MMP_comments.pdf8.) http://www.fairvote.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/FVC-Tabloid.pdf9.) https://www.mtholyoke. edu/acad/polit/damy/BeginnningReading/howprwor.htm10.) http://www.fairvote.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Voting-Systems-We-Have-Choices.pdf11.) http: //www.fulbright.de/fileadmin/files/togermania/grants/gss/2009/A058-2001-KlingemannWessels-Germany_Mixed_Member_System.pdf12.) http://www.llss.sd73.bc.ca/socials11/materials/chapter9 /maj_vs_min_govt.pdf13.) http://www.socialjustice.org/uploads/pubs/CanadasDemocraticDeficit.pdf14.) http://www.irpp.org/fr/options-politiques/votes-and-seats-fr-ca /canadian-perspectives-on-the-voting-system-fr-ca/