OK, there have been a lot of small debates breaking out in a lot of threads about the Pros and Cons of both these systems.
Very briefly (so i can try and remain unbiased) here are what we have so far.
FPTP. Pros -
1) More likely to end up with a Majority meaning more decisive actions.
2) Each seat is answerable to it's voters
FPTP. Cons -
1) Losing a seat by 1 vote still counts as losing, full stop.
2) Smaller parties tend not to stand a chance of any real power
PR. Pros -
1) Every vote counts towards the end result
2) The government will need to compromise with other parties in order to govern. (is also a Con. I guess)
PR Cons-
1) Power is not held by any one party so radical reform is difficult and lacks ability to vote out any specific MP.
2) Encourages disproportionate power to smaller fringe groups
Let the Voting commence, will be interesting to see what you actually think and not just the people who make the most noise, (myself included.)
I know there are other options but these are the main ones being spoken about so a "Other option" would just be far too general.
Feel free obviously to challenge any pro/con.
Very briefly (so i can try and remain unbiased) here are what we have so far.
FPTP. Pros -
1) More likely to end up with a Majority meaning more decisive actions.
2) Each seat is answerable to it's voters
FPTP. Cons -
1) Losing a seat by 1 vote still counts as losing, full stop.
2) Smaller parties tend not to stand a chance of any real power
PR. Pros -
1) Every vote counts towards the end result
2) The government will need to compromise with other parties in order to govern. (is also a Con. I guess)
PR Cons-
1) Power is not held by any one party so radical reform is difficult and lacks ability to vote out any specific MP.
2) Encourages disproportionate power to smaller fringe groups
Let the Voting commence, will be interesting to see what you actually think and not just the people who make the most noise, (myself included.)
I know there are other options but these are the main ones being spoken about so a "Other option" would just be far too general.
Feel free obviously to challenge any pro/con.