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Originally Posted by photon
So you kinda lose direct representation, the idea that person X will represent me well so I'll vote for them.. or person Y is crazy so I'll vote for someone else even though person Y is on the party I like...
It does dispense with the polite fiction of the direct representation though, people mostly vote for the party anyway, and votes are pretty much along party lines.
Interesting.
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PR gives a lot of power to whoever sets the order for party lists. Sounds like a potentially great way to add power to party insiders.