Showing posts with label Drawbacks of first Past the Post. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Drawbacks of first Past the Post. Show all posts

Wednesday 29 June 2022

Drawbacks of first Past the Post

 With a Proportional Representation or PR voting system a party must have 50% of the votes – and they must work collaboratively. And crucially each vote has equal value.

With the UKS outdated First Past the Post or FPTP voting –

70% of votes are wasted

50% of votes go to loosing candidates.

Most voters haven’t voted for their MPs

 

Only a few thousand swing voters matter

Some seats haven’t changed for100 years.

Vote worth less in a safe seat.

Only marginal seats matter

And political diversity is suppressed with a minority rule.

 

In 2022-

Tories have 80 seat majority with 44% of the votes and 100% of the power

Lib Dems 17% of votes and 1 seat

Greens 18% of votes and 1 seat

Labour  (50K votes for each seat)

Tories (38K votes for each seat)

 

 

How can anyone who supports democracy support FPTP?