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Originally Posted by Flyboy
If there is a hung parliament, it may give the government an opportunity to at l;eats start discussing the viability of PR.
However, PR would unfortunately allow the more extreme wings of party politics to gain representation in the national government, so I would treat the concept with some caution.
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It would. I am well aware of that. It does also mean that more people will feel represented, which I think is what democracy should be about. Not a two horse race, with a third one thrown in to make up the numbers, but a broad spectrum of parties that cater to different political preferences. The fact that you get coalition governments can smooth these differences out again.
Another thing to bear in mind is that under pure PR you do away with your local MP, which may or may not be a good thing.