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===Overall majority possible=== |
===Overall majority possible=== |
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Under the system, the elections of 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2001 and 2019 would have still produced overall majorities, Landslides would be moderated. |
Under the system, the elections of 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2001 and 2019 would have still produced overall majorities, Landslides would be moderated. |
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===No practical possibility of "wrong-winner" election=== |
===No practical possibility of "wrong-winner" election=== |
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No other constituency-based system offers this, including FPTP. Under simulations, PR squared gets the very close election of February 1974 "right", whereas under FPTP, the national vote plurality winners (the Conservatives) were reduced to second place in seats. |
No other constituency-based system offers this, including FPTP. Under simulations, PR squared gets the very close election of February 1974 "right", whereas under FPTP, the national vote plurality winners (the Conservatives) were reduced to second place in seats. |
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===Regularity of swing=== |
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===Treats third (and smaller) parties more fairly=== |
===Treats third (and smaller) parties more fairly=== |
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