Who Cares? Although the subject of electoral systems would usually make for a terrible blog post and the act of bringing this subject up should get you "un-invited" from dinner parties, the fact that Canada's newest Prime Minister wants to change Canada's system makes it worth talking about. It's also worth writing about because it seems that our new Prime Minister is not considering my favourite system (status quo) as an option. How Does Our System Work Today? Today, Canada uses the "First-Past-the-Post" system (hereinafter referred to as FPTP) where the individual with the most votes (regardless of how many or what percent) in each riding is elected. Based on the countries that use this system (UK, US, Canada, India, etc.) I'm guessing the modern version of this system originated in the UK and was passed to commonwealth countries but I can't seem to find a solid reference for this theory...regardless of where it came from the idea for ...