It also leads to voter apathy. I have never voted for the winning candidate in any election
Therefore I am unrepresented and every vote has essentially been a wasted vote. Under FPTP if you lose you may as well have not voted.
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Peej, Tue 28 Jun 2016, 13:59,
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And how is this different from PR?
I haven't voted in ages. I just draw a massive CDC on the ballot paper
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Tusk knows where you live, Tue 28 Jun 2016, 14:13,
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I imagine that under PR you won't feel your vote is wasted as it will go towards the total when deciding how many MPs you get. Lib Dem Supporters for example would be far happier with the result.
It would also help with tactical voting. I hate the idea that someone feels they have to vote for someone other than who they would like to win because they feel its the only way to stop someone else.
Drawing a CDC is still better than not voting at all. Spoiled ballots are at least counted.
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Peej, Tue 28 Jun 2016, 14:40,
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You're missing the point.
You don't vote for 'someone', you don't get 'someone', you don't have an MP to call your own.
In PR, you vote for the party leaders, that's it. The rest of the MP's are merely filling seats and have no power or influence. In addition, you don't even know what the party you vote for is going to do, because they must form a coalition, and election manifesto's are worthless after the election. So, a bit like what happened with that tuition fee thing of the LibDems, only under PR it will be every time after every election on every election promise. That's why it takes weeks or even months to form a government after an election here.
Under FPTP, at least you have an MP in your area, who has surgery and you can call him or her a cunt to his/her face. You have an option to get rid of your MP at election time. No such delights for the PR voter.
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Tusk knows where you live, Tue 28 Jun 2016, 15:23,
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