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Rules as they should be. So political campaigns are financed purely by individual people's donations? And what ever personally money the candidate may have? Does the government fund any part of a campaign?
I guess all your campaigns are basically local campaigns, isn't that correct? No one really 'campaigns' to be prime minister, that is a majority party decision, correct?
Rules as they should be. So political campaigns are financed purely by individual people's donations? And what ever personally money the candidate may have? Does the government fund any part of a campaign?
I guess all your campaigns are basically local campaigns, isn't that correct? No one really 'campaigns' to be prime minister, that is a majority party decision, correct?
Thanks for any help --
FCW
I am by no means an expert... but that's right, essentially, nobody campaigns to be the Prime Minister. You don't see signs to "vote for Stephen Harper!" or "vote for Jean Chretien!"
You vote for the local candidate who represents your local riding. A riding is a political area, typically a local communuty in cities, or they can be an entire small city, or in rural areas, an entire region of a province. If your local candidate wins the most votes, then he or she becomes the MP for your riding and they're responsible for representing your riding (your local community, area, etc.) in federal politicals. They will be the ones travelling to Ottawa to voice your local riding's concerns in Parliament.
At the end of a federal election, whatever political party wins the most ridings across the entire country, that party's leader becomes the Prime Minister. In the last election there were more Conservatives ridings that won across the entire country, so the leader of the Conservative party, Stephen Harper, became Prime Minister.
I am by no means an expert... but that's right, essentially, nobody campaigns to be the Prime Minister. You don't see signs to "vote for Stephen Harper!" or "vote for Jean Chretien!"
You vote for the local candidate who represents your local riding. A riding is a political area, typically a local communuty in cities, or they can be an entire small city, or in rural areas, an entire region of a province. If your local candidate wins the most votes, then he or she becomes the MP for your riding and they're responsible for representing your riding (your local community, area, etc.) in federal politicals. They will be the ones travelling to Ottawa to voice your local riding's concerns in Parliament.
At the end of a federal election, whatever political party wins the most ridings across the entire country, that party's leader becomes the Prime Minister. In the last election there were more Conservatives ridings that won across the entire country, so the leader of the Conservative party, Stephen Harper, became Prime Minister.
From a technical standpoint you're right on the money, Robynator.
On the practical side, though, there is quite an awareness of which party leader would be a more suitable candidate for Prime Minister. This can lead to people voting for a party's candidate at the riding level more because of the party affiliation rather than the qualifications or desirability of the candidate them-self.
For example, the Conservative party may field a very dedicated, popular, and qualified candidate in a riding, but many people may still vote against that candidate due to dissatisfaction with the actions of the Conservative Prime Minister and his cabinet.
During a federal election you'll also see party leaders and prominent members of parties campaigning on a national basis to raise the profile of the party and local candidates. Party leaders and outgoing Prime Ministers tend to spend very little time campaigning in their own ridings, relying on their high profile to win their riding seat.
Haha, Cornerguy1, that was actually on my mind for something to write next, and I was debating whether or not to include some pointers on strategically voting during Canadian elections, but I was afraid I'd go too much on a tangent and thought I might complicate things further. So thanks for elaborating upon it!
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