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.
Andrew Goddard has written some helpful thoughts here. He also ends up in favour of AV.
ReplyDeleteAs 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.