Saturday, 3 December 2011

First past the post is simply the illusion of democracy at the constituency level

First past the post is a presidential rather than parliamentary system. First past the post is analogous to electing a city mayor for prime minister. We do not elect a parliament (as we would with proportional representation) just a prime minister... The eventual prime minister is not chosen by the MPs but instead the parties and the electorate.

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