First Past The Post - suitable election system, or not?

[edwin_m]

That's not a bad idea at all, although it does beg the question, how are the Mayors elected?

One of the least noticed points in the 2017 Tory manifesto was to change Mayoral elections to FPTP.

 

[DynamicSpirit]

One of the least noticed points in the 2017 Tory manifesto was to change Mayoral elections to FPTP.

I'm very much hoping they'll decide that particular proposal is too controversial to risk trying to push through Parliament when they don't have a majority. Along with all their other manifesto proposals to make the electoral system even more unfair than it currently is.

 

[edwin_m]

I'm very much hoping they'll decide that particular proposal is too controversial to risk trying to push through Parliament when they don't have a majority. Along with all their other manifesto proposals to make the electoral system even more unfair than it currently is.

I'm not even sure it would be in the Tories' own interests to make that change, considering they won more of the mayoral votes than they expected to on the current system. The first round figures for Tees Valley were within 500 votes for example, with the Conservatives winning by a larger margin in the second round probably due to picking up second preferences from UKIP voters.

 

[SS4]

No. The founding principle of democracy is that all votes are equal and that is clearly not true under FPTP

 

[najaB]

No. The founding principle of democracy is that all votes are equal and that is clearly not true under FPTP

Where does one find these 'founding principles'?

 

[SS4]

Where does one find these 'founding principles'?

Nowhere, I pulled that phrase from my arse. If lying is good enough for the weather forecasts it's good enough for me

 

[47802]

The thing is the implications of moving to some form of PR system are massive, coalition governments would be more likely but the voters don't seem to like that idea, people would be more inclined to vote the party they actually wanted rather voting for what they think is the least worst option between Tory and Labour, so the votes of those parties would decline significantly which personally I would see as a good thing, you would be more likely to get new parties emerging I think a new Centre Party with moderate Labour and Tories would be likely and it would substancially change the political landscape of this country which I think is long overdue but its not going to happen under Labour or Tory unless there is an overwhelming demand for it to happen from the electorate and at the moment there isn't.