https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_electoral_system#First_past_the_post https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_electoral_system#Firs... > An absolute major

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_electoral_system#First_past_the_post https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_electoral_system#Firs... > An absolute majority of the electorate is not needed, and is rarely achieved. 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.