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==Disadvantages==
===Single-member seats abolished===
It is recognised that, in a multi-party democracy, a more proportional and representative electoral system cannot be created from exclusively single-member constituencies, except with huge loss of credibility. (as in Wiseman's original proposal)
A minimal increase in district magnitude to two (essentially reverting to the previous long-standing UK configuration) would, under PR-Squared, make huge strides towards representativeness and proportionality, with few or minor anomalies undermining its credibility.
===More hung parliaments===
According to simulations (see below) the elections of October 1974, 2005 and 2015 would have produced hung parliaments, in contrast to overall majorities under FPTP. Given the closeness of votes in those three elections, these outcomes do not seem unreasonable.
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