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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There are other parties with seats in parliment but, due to our first past the post voting system, it's rare they win enough seats to effect law changes.

If an area votes 40% Conservative, 35% Liberal, and 25% NDP then the seat goes to the Conservatives despite most of the people voting for left wing parties. People end up voting against the party they don't like by voting for the party most likely to beat them. The NDP supporters will vote Liberal to ensure the Conservatives don't win, causing the NDP to lose votes even though people prefer them over the other two.