Originally posted by Dogg Thang
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The single transferable vote, whilst not ideal, is still far better than first past the post, and the situation listed above would be mitigated by it as votes would be transfered to a second (or third or fourth etc) preference in the event first choice was eliminated. You wouldn't need to vote tactically because it's implicit in the system.
Don't hold your breath for PR in the UK because no party in power with a majority will ever want it - people had the chance to change the system and chose not to by a large margin.
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