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FPTP is not the only system to do that - if the vote is to decide who represents _you_, any system can do that. If the vote is instead to give the party a cert
by ergothus 8y ago
FPTP is not the only system to do that - if the vote is to decide who represents _you_, any system can do that. If the vote is instead to give the party a certain amount of power, it won't do as you want regardless of the voting system.
- gaius 8y agoThe people vote for their representatives directly, and the party with the most has the opportunity but not the obligation to form the government. The alternative, PR, breaks the link between constituency and representative. That's why very few wanted it - generally those who thought it would favour their party (Lib Dems) who are unable to muster much support at the local level.
- twblalock 8y agoI assume that PR means proportional representation. Instant runoff voting does not necessitate proportional representation. You can have an instant-runoff vote to elect a single MP for your constituency. All you do is rank the candidates in order of preference rather than picking just one of them. There will be one winner, and that's your MP.