"Minor parties are able to play a "spoiler role" in an election by. taking enough votes away from one of the two major parties to cost its candidate the election. Because<u>"one spoiler candidate's presence in the election draws votes from a major candidate with similar politics, thereby causing a strong opponent of both or several to win. The minor candidate causing this effect is referred to as a spoiler''.</u>Minor parties are able to play a "spoiler role" in an election by. taking enough votes away from one of the two major parties to cost a candidate the election. A minor party is a political party that plays a smaller role because it receive the smaller number of votes during at the election.
