Member of Parliament with the most votes in a riding wins a seat in the House of Commons and represents that riding as its candidate" system. The first past the post is referred to as a "electoral systemCanada's
asks the Members of Parliament to form a government, which is normally the party whose candidates have won the most seats; that party's leader generally becomes Prime Minister.
As a result, power has been held by either of two parties for most of Canada's history. The party whose candidates win the second largest number of seats becomes the Official Opposition.