If there is a reason to have a parliament it is so that decisions are made by more than one person, the solitary leader. If this is not preferable we can select a single ruler, but we do not. So then, the ideal type of voting system will be one whereby a diversity of views is given.
Assuming people are loyal to their party affiliation, Fptp negates the advantage of having a parliament in the first place because the diversity of views provided by the parliament (having more than one member) is removed. It is only if representation is more proportionate that there is any point in having a parliament. PR allows a diversity of views to be present in parliament, it allows more than just the main parties to be represented. Fptp reduces the range of views heard to only those of the dominant parties.
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