Quote:46% is also a theoretical majority if the alternatives get less.
No it isn't. Get yourself a dictionary.
Quote:I really dont see what makes you think that 46% is somehow an intrinsic evil.
It is not about good vs evil. It is about democracy - rule by majority.
Quote:You might not like giving control to parties with less than 50% support but it craps all over giving it so people with 10%.
You can't gain control with 10% under either system.
Quote:I have a better idea... run-off elections
We already have those. You just don't realise it. It still does not guarantee majority rule in a system with single member electorates. PR does.
Quote:this is not the same as Prop Rep which some call 'instant run-off' but isnt.
True, it is a lot slower, more expensive, and means you have to return to the polls.
Quote:then with a genuine two-man race
What if the first election gives you 3 candidates with about 30% of the vote each?
Quote:so only 10 times a year instead of the current once every three years? you are still demanding and exceptionally high input by an already jaded electorate.
There is no demand. You can vote once every ten years if you prefer. It is up to you how involved you get. This is the benefit of voting by delegable proxy.
Quote:and what will actually take place is that about 10% will take interest and the rest will register their preference and not change it from one decade to the next.
You are not making any sense GM. I think you should read it again.
Quote:Is it possible for a party to gain the most primary votes, yet lose the election?
Yes it is possible under all systems except FPP for a party or candidate with the plurality (most first preference votes) to end up losing.
Quote:Has this ever happened?
I think it happens regularly. It depends how divided one side of the political spectrum is. That is why the Libs and Nats don;t compete against each other, even with rpeferential voting. At the moment with Labor and the Greens competing against each other directly, many of the victorious Labor canddiates probably have fewer first preference votes than the competing Lib or Nat candidate.