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==Perceptions== |
==Perceptions== |
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There is polling evidence that a significant proportion of voters imagine that single-member FPTP actually operates in a similar fashion to PR squared, when of course that is not the case. Under FPTP a vast number - sometimes even a majority - of all votes elect no-one and have no impact on the result, whereas with PR squared almost all votes will directly affect |
There is polling evidence that a significant proportion of voters imagine that single-member FPTP actually operates in a similar fashion to PR squared, when of course that is not the case. Under FPTP a vast number - sometimes even a majority - of all votes elect no-one and have no impact on the result, whereas with PR squared almost all votes will directly affect the national outcome. But many voters believe that their vote under FPTP, even if objectively ineffective, in some mysterious way somehow still helps elect "the Prime Minister", their preferred "party", or increases its seat total. |
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It would be fairer to voters to adopt a system that actually gives them what they think they're getting! |
It would be fairer to voters to adopt a system that actually gives them what they think they're already getting! |
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==Links== |
==Links== |