Tuesday, 3 April 2012

First past the post should be illegal because it leads to the emergence of two dominant parties

The emergence of a stable two-party equilibrium means that first past the post (fptp) should be illegal. Under fptp a stable two-party system emerges because of tactical voting. Due to precedent voters know that only one of two possible parties has a reasonable chance of winning and so a vote for any other party is a wasted vote.

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