Canada’s Federal Voting System Is Constitutional, Ontario Court of Appeal Rules

A sample ballot box is seen at Elections Canada's offices in Gatineau, Que., on Sept. 20, 2019. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

The Ontario Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system.

The system, laid out in the Canada Elections Act, sees the candidate who receives the most votes in a given riding or electoral district become the member of Parliament.