Canada one of few countries in world to just use FPTP

Canada seems to be the only country in the world that holds its legislative elections through just FPTP. For sure, it is the only major country to only use FPTP.

Even the U.S. elects some Congressmen through Alternative Voting (IRV).

UK uses a variety of systems including STV for some Scottish and North Irish elections.

And other countries do not use FPTP at all or use it only partly.

Australia uses AV to elect some of its national government.

Malta, another British Commonwealth country, uses STV totally.

One Commonwealth country -- Vanuatu in the South Pacific - uses SNTV as well as FPTP. (this is discussed in other recent blog.) So does Puerto Rico.

A great many European countries use party-list PR of one sort or another.

Even Canada did not always use just FPTP. There was a time when MLAs in two provinces were elected through STV.

So there are many models for Canada to copy from, instead of being the lone major country in the world, instead of being stuck like we seem to be in FPTP confusion and unfairness.

Jamaica and other Anglo-Caribbean countries also, like Canada, just use First Past the Post. Canada is not quite alone, but it is the only major country in the world to do so.

Thanks for reading.

=========================