[ValentineC]

>> it would still be a democratic state

> Only through the first election cycle.

I'd like to point out that the incumbent party of the Singapore government has been in power since 1959.

It has 93% of the seats in our legislature, while only having 69% of the popular vote (it was 60% in 2011, but Lee Kuan Yew's death and Singapore's 50th anniversary probably helped boost it a bit).

They have no incentive to improve on the voting system, nor do many people in the electorate care. The government gives out annual cash bonuses of approximately $300 [1] to the majority of the population, which seems to appease them a bit.

Edit: I initially said 1965, but it was actually 1959. [2]

[1] https://www.gstvoucher.gov.sg/Pages/Cash.aspx

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Action_Party