Tuesday 9 October 2012

It's bad that voters can't get what they want

It is natural to get rid of something if there is a problem with it. First past the post elections do not (generally) enable voters to express their true political beliefs. With pr people can vote for candidates which truly represent them... in the full expectation of gaining representation. We are not rewarded under pr for voting for an already popular candidate. Minorities and individuals do better with pr. If there is not a problem with pr and there is a problem with fptp then it is natural to switch. There is no reason not to switch to pr and if there is a problem with fptp then we should do so. Fptp is fine if there is not a problem with it (tautology) but if there is a problem with it then we should switch. It is better to have pr if there is a problem with fptp.

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