Candidates are normally associated with a party, and the name of their party now appears on the ballot with the name of the candidate. [...] Whoever wins the most of the votes (a plurality)—even if he or she doesn’t receive more than 50% of the votes (a majority)—becomes the Member of Parliament for that riding, and represents it in the House of Commons. [...] The prime minister must maintain the support of the MPs in their own party on confidence motions like the budget or the speech from the throne. [...] If they cannot, the governor general will invite the lead- er of the party with the largest number of seats in the House of Commons to try. [...] The winner of the riding is the voice in Parliament for everyone in the riding, regardless of how they voted.