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Originally Posted by RizzyKing
So can someone tell me the perfect voting system where everyone will feel represented then, of course not there isn't one and never will be sometimes you have to just accept what there is and get on with it.
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Whatever the fairest system of voting in a democracy is, one thing is certain it isn't FPTP, any politician whatever their political persuasion would be very hard pressed to defend it in a country whereby the votes are roughly shared between three parties.
Under this system its unlikely that any one party will ever exceed more than 40% to 43% of the vote, if they are very lucky, so if we don't change this we will continue electing parties voted for by the minority of voters.
The reason some Labour and Tory MP's don't want to lose FPTP is because its currently skewed in their favour, not because it is the fairest of voting systems its blatant self interest on their parts.
Personally I believe we should have a completely independent electoral commission which oversees our system and if they believe that change is needed it should be put to the electorate in a referendum...MP's and political parties should have absolutely no say in the election system.
I hope that in time this subject will become as hot as expenses did last year and that we reach a tipping point whereby MP's willingly hand this power over.