Proportional Representation Is a Waste of a Vote
John Pepall
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Posted 12.18.2011
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Proportional representation's advocates invented the concept of the wasted vote, claiming that votes for losing candidates are wasted, and that under PR "every vote counts." But ultimately there is no decision. And that surely is a waste of voting.
