问：How are Members of Parliament chosen 国会议员是怎样被选出来的？
答：In the federal election, the citizens of each electoral district elect one Member of Parliament who sits in the House of Commons. The candidate who receives the most votes becomes the MP for that electoral district.
在联邦选举中，每一个选区的公民选举一位下议院议员，那一个获票数最多的候选人便成为那区的国会议员。

问：Who do Canadians vote for in federal election 在联邦选举中，加拿大人是投谁的票？
答：A member of Parliament in their own electoral district. 他们自己选区中的国会议员。

问：How is the government formed after an election 联邦选举后，政府是如何成立的？
答：After an election, the party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power. The leader of this party becomes the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister and the party in power run the government as long as they have the support of a majority of the MPs in the House of Commons.
联邦选举后，获得最多选区代表的政党成为执政党，这个政党的领袖便是总理。只要他们有下议院的大多数议员支持，总理及执政党便可执掌政府。

问：How is the Prime Minister chosen 总理是怎样地被选出来？
答：The leader of party with the most elected Members of Parliament becomes the Prime Minister.
执政党的领袖便是总理。


怎么样，你看明白了，联邦大选表面上说是选谁当总理，实际上是选由哪个政党执政，也就是选你所住的区的某个政党的下议院议员，成为这个区的国会议员（MP）。哪个政党获得最多区的国会议员（占50％以上），哪个政党便成为执政党（多数政府），这个政党的领袖便自动成为加拿大的总理。

比如，最近的一次联邦大选是2008年10月，最后选举结果是：保守党赢得143席（46.4％），自由党76席（24.6％），魁人党50席，新民主党37席，独立候选人2席。由于保守党未能取得50％的议席，但该党又是赢得席位最多的党，因此保守党只能成立少数政府。一般来说，多数政府的任期是长于少数政府的，少数政府的寿命平均只有18个月。