[HPsquared]

One's vote physically being counted is not the same as having any representation in Parliament, let alone government. It's a system of artificial consensus. Managed democracy, in other words. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but it's very arbitrary.

[milesrout]

An MP represents everyone in his constituency regardless of whether they all voted for him. That is his job. He represents the constituency. It is quite false to say that someone lacks representation in Parliament because his preferred candidate was unsuccessful. Everyone's preferred candidates obviously can't all be successful! That wouldn't be democracy.

>let alone government

The idea that everyone is entitled to have his preferred local candidate become a minister of the Crown is truly absurd.

>artificial consensus ... Managed democracy ... arbitrary

I don't know what this means.