vanidian1@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agoYSK that the First-Past-The-Post voting system allows a political party to gain an absolute majority with only a minority of the voteslemmy.worldimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1241arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1230arrow-down1imageYSK that the First-Past-The-Post voting system allows a political party to gain an absolute majority with only a minority of the voteslemmy.worldvanidian1@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
Most european countries use 2 round elections or proportional representation. In Britain, they use First-Past-The-Post.
minus-squareCatpain Typo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 months agoIt would be possible to get a majority and take all with only 23% of the votes. The David Cameron Tories won with 27%. We need a PR system.
It would be possible to get a majority and take all with only 23% of the votes. The David Cameron Tories won with 27%. We need a PR system.