All these fixed date election laws still mean the political monarch (PM) can have early elections or in a minority situation the opposition can trigger early elections. Ditch the Westminster system and have fixed date election on a set election day just the same as our municipal governments.
Separate out the vote for the executive in a confidence ballot which asks “Which of these councils-designate has your confidence to form the Council of Ministers in the next Parliament?” The leaders of the 4 parties with the most popular vote in the last election are called upon to form these councils-designate. Two ballots, one to elect the executive and one to elect the MP. Just like our municipal elections, a ballot to elect the mayor and a ballot to elect the municipal councillor.
Without electing the government have the House of Commons or Legislative Assembly elect the government right at the start of Parliament. After the members are swore in and the election of the Speaker put the question to the members “Which of these councils-designate has your confidence to form the Council of Ministers in this Parliament?” The four most endorsed nominees for PM are called upon to form these councils-designates. Winner forms the Council of Minsters and the runner up the Council of Opposition and they serve for the duration of that Parliament. No confidence motions and only a motion of governmental dismissal can bring down a government. This motion must name a nominee to become the new PM and the motion takes an absolute 2/3 majority to pass. No member in the preceding cabinet can be in the new one. Individual minsters including the PM can still be removed from office at any time by a motion of dismissal that requires a 2/3 majority vote with quorum.
A set election day of say the last Monday in October and fixed terms for the Parliament of Canada and the Provincial Legislatures. Federal elections to be in 2015 and every 4 years after and provincially 2017 and every 4 years after. All municipal elections are to be held only in even numbered years.
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