First past the post is illegitimate

If we assume that with more choice there is less government... that democracy is valid... then it makes sense for a socialist party to reject pr. It doesn't make sense, equivalently, for a party of the centre-right to reject pr. If democracy is good then it restricts government which indicates that people want to be free of government... then under that line of thinking more democracy is always good and always reduces the size of the state. So for a party of the centre-right (such as the Tories) to reject pr makes no sense. The Tory proposition would be that (since they are for small government) if people want small government they are free to vote for the Tories... since the Tories are virtuous then people can feel safe in voting for them... and keeping out Labour. But this is the argument of a tyrant. No tyrant thinks they are illegitimate or malign... they think themselves virtuous and see no reason why people should be given a choice. The Tory argument in support for fptp is identical to that of a dictator. First past the post does not legitimise government since it is not (sufficiently) democratic. Only proportional representation is able to legitimise government.