We need to move to a system of Proportional Representation for all general elections. Our current First Past the Post system is frankly a joke and leads to wasted votes and governments that don't represent the majority of people. It's a relic that just entrenches the two big parties and ignores everyone else.
Under PR, every vote would actually count. If a party gets 10% of the vote, they should get roughly 10% of the seats in Parliament. It’s simple fairness. This would force parties to be more responsive to the electorate because they’d have to appeal to a wider range of voters to gain representation. No more safe seats where MPs can just do as they please for decades.
Think about all the brilliant ideas and voices that get completely shut out because they don't fit into one of the two main boxes. PR would allow smaller parties and independent candidates with genuine local support to gain a foothold.
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And let's be real, those "extremist factions" she mentions often get amplified more under FPTP when a small group can swing a close election in a marginal seat. At least with PR, their vote share would be more transparent and reflective of their actual support nationally.