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Originally Posted by Xaccers
Imagine if you were forced to either not vote or vote for a candidate you neither knew, wanted, or supported.
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Under PR there can be options for voting for specific people. Candidates for a party are generally ranked on the ballot paper, and candidates are assigned to parliament according to that order. Voters can however vote for a specific person and if this person gets enough votes they can leapfrog candidates that are ahead of them in the queue. Thus, number 15 on the list could get into parliament at the expense of #10 for a party that wins 10 seats.
Also, under PR you tend to have more parties, thus further increasing the choice.
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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
That's democracy for you I'm afraid. You can't expect to get your way if the majority in whatever area is covered by the election disagree. In every election up to 49.9% of those who vote will be disappointed.
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Not if you have a coalition. The combined parties can have 60% of the vote, which means that only 40% of those who voted did not vote for one of the parties in government. Under FPTP that number can be higher than 60.