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Originally Posted by nomadking
Isn't FPTP with only two options the same as PR?
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Not really. FPTP totally disregards "losing" votes, so coming second by one vote in a constituency counts the same as coming in behind the monster raving loonies. This is why the Lib Dems (and latterly UKIP)are such big supporters of PR, as all those votes in constituencies where they didn't win count towards their seat total in PR.