BingoBango said:Blue Mist said:And this is why we must NEVER have proportional representation, It is all very well the Liberals banging on about it, coming 3rd every election they are bound to BUT these extremist parties, BNP, Islamist etc etc will get enough votes to ensure they get seats in Parliment and from their spout their hatred.
Not if there's a threshold like in most countries which use a mixed FPTP/PR system, such as Germany. It means that a party needs to get a certain percentage of the overall vote - usually 5% - to stop all the tiny parties coming in and ensure that government is workable. It also keeps out the fringe maniacs who will never gain enough votes to get in.
Cheers for that Bingo I am now better informed and grateful for it as that has always been my fear. Maybe it is time for change then but as you can see politics is not my strong point.