Comments by "Ian Montgomery" (@ianmontgomery7534) on "James O'Brien wakes up to a Labour government | LBC" video.

@nigelsynnott7344 what makes you think that PR doesn't give you similar results?
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@nigelsynnott7344 I live in Australia and we use PR in both State and Federal elections. It is not unusual for the party with the most first preference votes prior to distribution of preferences to miss out on forming government.
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@nigelsynnott7344 yes you are right that works for a single electorate but overall the party with the most first votes does not always get the most seats.
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@nigelsynnott7344 depends on how the votes were split between the other candidates. If 6 others got 10% each would you not consider him the winner?
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@nigelsynnott7344 A lot of Australians would be happy to ditch PR and go for first past the post though. As you say no system is perfect and they all throw up surprises occasionally.
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