Despite the British people opting in favour of first-past-the-post (FPTP) by a decisive 68:32 margin, in many of the circles I move support for other voting systems, in particular proportional representation (PR) is so de rigeur that FPTP's merits are seldom even considered. Despite this, I continue to believe that FPTP remains the best and most appropriate voting mechanism for political elections, and in particular significantly better than PR(1).
In Defence of First Past the Post
Despite the British people opting in favour of first-past-the-post (FPTP) by a decisive 68:32 margin, in many of the circles I move support for other voting systems, in particular proportional representation (PR) is so de rigeur that FPTP's merits are seldom even considered. Despite this, I continue to believe that FPTP remains the best and most appropriate voting mechanism for political elections, and in particular significantly better than PR(1).