In countries with majority or plurality electoral systems the parties only select one candidate per party and electoral district, and, consequently, it is not possible to introduce both men and women at the same time, as in a PR system

If after three ballots no candidate has obtained an absolute majority of the votes cast, the fourth ballot shall be confined to the two Members who have obtained the highest number of votes in the third ballot.

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, three reports of the Canadian delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly, OSCEPA, regarding its participation at the fall meetings held in Athens, Greece, from October 9 to October 12, 2009; the observation mission of the presidential election in Ukraine, first round, from January 15 to January 18, 2010; as well as the observation mission of the presidential election in Ukraine, second round, from February 5 to February 8, 2010.

There were two choices the existing electoral system of first past the post or the BC-STV, the single transferable vote electoral system proposed by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform.

We propose a two-vote system, with one for the local candidate and one for the party.

I think the difference would be whether the two MPs are elected, as you say, by voting on two first-past-the-post systems, or whether you get two votes and the people who get the two highest amounts would be the ones elected, which would be a more proportional system than if you vote for two individual ballots and those people represent the same constituency.