The details are irrelevant, however, as Canada is still one of the many exceptions to the Duverger’s law (which is not a law, but a silly generalization from one example). Plurality voting does indeed result in small or spread out parties being at a disadvantage, but it does not result in a convergence to some magic number, like 2.
The details are irrelevant, however, as Canada is still one of the many exceptions to the Duverger’s law (which is not a law, but a silly generalization from one example). Plurality voting does indeed result in small or spread out parties being at a disadvantage, but it does not result in a convergence to some magic number, like 2.