The Fptp Voting System Is Outdated and Undemocratic - Discuss
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“The FPTP voting system is outdated and undemocratic, it should be replaced with a form of Proportional Representation”, I believe that both systems have their advantages but they also have major disadvantages although I do believe that the FPTP voting system should be replaced with some form of Proportional Representation. Throughout this essay I will be comparing and analysing both sides of this debate by outlining some advantages and disadvantages of both systems.
FPTP does have some advantages over Proportional Representation, one of its major advantages being that it results in a majority government. Proportional Representation is likely to end in a coalition government due to the fact that it is highly unlikely that any single party will have an overall majority within parliament. Most people are in favour of a majority government due to the fact it is more beneficial for the country as a whole. A majority government allows new laws to be passed quicker, with a coalition government however, a consensus opinion is needed so that laws can be passed through parliament. This means that any change will take a long time and it also takes a longer time. Some people may argue that in a coalition government the two parties work together to form joint views, however the truth is that even though the two parties should be working together, the two parties still have their own ideals and will try to get their own laws passed over the other party’s. Despite being in a coalition the two parties will sometimes try to work against each other rather than together. An example of this can be seen in the disagreement between Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives on the issue of immigration. The Conservatives want a tougher regime to crack down on the amount of non-EU economic migrants coming into the country every year; they want a tougher visa system and new border police. The Liberal Democrats however want a region-based system so that migrants can come in and work where...
FPTP does have some advantages over Proportional Representation, one of its major advantages being that it results in a majority government. Proportional Representation is likely to end in a coalition government due to the fact that it is highly unlikely that any single party will have an overall majority within parliament. Most people are in favour of a majority government due to the fact it is more beneficial for the country as a whole. A majority government allows new laws to be passed quicker, with a coalition government however, a consensus opinion is needed so that laws can be passed through parliament. This means that any change will take a long time and it also takes a longer time. Some people may argue that in a coalition government the two parties work together to form joint views, however the truth is that even though the two parties should be working together, the two parties still have their own ideals and will try to get their own laws passed over the other party’s. Despite being in a coalition the two parties will sometimes try to work against each other rather than together. An example of this can be seen in the disagreement between Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives on the issue of immigration. The Conservatives want a tougher regime to crack down on the amount of non-EU economic migrants coming into the country every year; they want a tougher visa system and new border police. The Liberal Democrats however want a region-based system so that migrants can come in and work where...