CanTrackVote is a cross platform mobile application built to facilitate engagement in Canadian federal politics. The app will allow you to get up to date information on votes by Canadian members of parliament as they happen, in a format that’s easy to understand to a layperson. The app will be free and require as little user data as possible. The focus for development will be on bug free, effective and robust features. This means trimming as many extraneous or buggy features altogether until a more robust solution can be developed.
Features
- Activity feed - main view of the app. A chronological list of votes by MPs you follow, and votes on legislation you follow.
- Find my MP - use geolocation to determine the MP for their riding.
- Find my Issues - get suggestions for bills or MPs to follow in this parliamentary session based on keywords.
- MP info card - page with information on MP, accessible through search, activity feed, or find my MP. Contains name, picture, bio, recent votes. Compare MP feature accessible through this page.
- Bill info card - page with information on bill, accessible through search, activity feed or MP info card. Contains bill name, description, current status, recent activity. Vote breakdown accessible through this page.
- Search - search for MPs or bills with suggestions. MP or bills should be searchable by keyword for relevant bills. Past searches saved.
- MP compare - compare the voting records of two MPs.
- Bill vote breakdown - compare the votes from different parties on a piece of legislation.