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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.
Of the thirteen elections since 1974, FPTP produced 10 overall majorities and 3 hung parliaments. Simulations indicate that the outcomes under PR squared would have been 7 and 6 respectively. It's worth noting that, due to long-term changes in the operation of FPTP in the UK, since 2010 the ratio of majority to hung parliaments has been even, and the current (as of 2023) opposition Labour party faces an unprecedented challenge to secure a majority at the next UK election. It seem the UK is having more hung parliaments anyway.
===Not PR===
PR-Squared does not explicitly seek close proportionality, although simulations indicate that it goes a lot further towards that outcome than FPTP.
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