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by phatfish 1277 days ago
First past the post means that everyone who didn't vote for the "winner" is ignored. No representation in their democracy.

As the other comment said, a party can in theory get 100% of the seats/power with 51% of the vote.

FPTP was more relevant when local politics mattered and local MPs actually made a difference to lives in their local area.

Post-war the only decision making that matters is at the national level which FPTP cannot represent fairly.