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Originally Posted by transplant99
IIRC it was Diefenbaker in 1958.
It is nearly impossible to get 50% in a multi-party system.
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Maybe outside of a massive scandal by a party
It bugs me about the those saying that 60% voted against the conservatives.
A PR system technically is more "fair" and reflective of people wishes. The downside is that it encourages more parties leading to fragmented a coalition governments that has multiple competing interests from all over the country. This results in more frequent elections. Further, it raises the possibilities that smaller parties have increased power due to the ability to get concessions to keep the government in power.
Neither system is perfect (well, maybe the Swiss version of PR), but we make do with what we have.