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It's also a terrible system that basically makes it impossible for a country-wide third party to ever gain significant representation. See, e.g., Scottish Nati
by rjtavares 5y ago
It's also a terrible system that basically makes it impossible for a country-wide third party to ever gain significant representation.
See, e.g., Scottish National Party having 35 seats with 3% of the vote vs. Lib Dems having 12 seats with 7%.
- chrisseaton 5y agoBut it allows areas with a national identity, like Scottish or Welsh seats, to be represented.
- runarberg 5y agoIf 50% of the seats is enough to control the legislator, you could argue that the Scottish and Welsh nationals don’t have true representation either.
- bonzini 5y agoThat has nothing to do with how districts are drawn.