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The Problems with First Past The Post

Posted: September 25, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Videos | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »

Please watch this excellent video by C G P Grey from his Politics in the Animal Kingdom series of explanatory videos about elections and politics. This gives a good summary of the main problems with FPTP and why we are campaigning for reform of our political system.

  • Anonymous

    I liked the FPTP animal video. I am sure that the best strategy for electoral reformers is to attack FPTP – it is a rotten undemocratic system.
    Nor is it the best of a lot of alternative electoral systems, but I fear that arguing the case for STV will not strengthen the case against FPTP. If anything it will confuse things, and split electoral reformers.

    Another PR electoral system, DPR Voting, does allow single member constituency boundaries to follow the boundaries of natural communities. The system is resistant to gerrymandering. It is also much fairer because each vote in every constituency makes a difference to the result of the election.

    The introduction of DPR Voting would involve only the smallest change to our current electoral system. It would preserve the relationship between MPs and their constituents on the basis of a method of constituency election which is familiar. DPR Voting would achieve greater equality for the voter, greater voter choice, and a significant increase in proportionality at minimum cost and disruption.
    http://www.dprvoting.org

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