In the UK, we're about to have a referrendum on whether to change the voting system. Here's a video that explains some of the issues. And I know it ends up pro-AV. I'm not sure which way I'd vote - at the moment it's more likely I'd go for Alternative Vote than First Past the Post. If someone can point me to a sensible argument for FPTP, I'd be happy to consider posting that too.
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Andrew Goddard has written some helpful thoughts here. He also ends up in favour of AV.
As far as I can tell, there is only one credible argument in favour of FPTP against AV, and that is that the count is slightly quicker. There's also inertia - the fact that we use FPTP at the moment. That isn't really an argument, but it's what I suspect will win on the day.
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