FPTP

The Conservative may do such thing but that will be the of it for me and I will not be alone The way for small parties to thrive in FPTP is to become bigger, they have natural advantage of being to blame for nothing which the Liberals exploit ruthlessly.

Archive 2008-01-06 Newmania 2008

The Conservative may do such thing but that will be the of it for me and I will not be alone The way for small parties to thrive in FPTP is to become bigger, they have natural advantage of being to blame for nothing which the Liberals exploit ruthlessly.

How Boring Am I ? Newmania 2008

FPTP is terrible for underrepresented groups like women and minorities, who tend not to get picked as candidates, but who can find their way onto a PR list.

Matthew Yglesias » Extremism and Proportional Representation 2009

FPTP is terrible for underrepresented groups like women and minorities, who tend not to get picked as candidates, but who can find their way onto a PR list.

Matthew Yglesias » Extremism and Proportional Representation 2009

And part of the accomplishment of FPTP is keeping out the Greens.

Matthew Yglesias » Extremism and Proportional Representation 2009

FPTP is unfair to the Conservatives in the local elections as well.

Archive 2008-06-01 2008

FPTP is almost without exception advantageous to the Labour Party in Wales on every level.

Archive 2008-06-01 2008

Fergusson winning = No change as FPTP is mirrored by changes in the regional list vote.

If you don't want to know the score, please look away now... Jeff 2007

The reason why I think it could get nasty is that Jim Mather is becoming a high profile SNP player and will be very keen to win FPTP rather than have to rely on the regional vote.

When two tribes go to war (part two) Jeff 2007

This is because Labour have more majorities in FPTP and losing an MSP would still usually mean their regional result would remain the same.

The ethics of tactical voting Jeff 2007