Britain is considering changing the current first past the post voting (FPTP) system to proportional representation (PR). The main reason is that the FPTP is a “quasi-democratic” voting system under which there is only one majority party in government and it does not represent the wishes of all voters as some votes are wasted. Whereas the PR seems to be the best alternative voting system with proportionality of seats in mandatory positions, multiple parties in government and so on. Let's look at these two voting systems and analyze whether PR is suitable and an alternative change for FPTP and leverage the advantages of PR outweigh the disadvantages. First of all, let's start with First Past The Post. The FPTP is the current voting system used to elect MPs to the House of Commons. Using this voting system, voters choose the candidate they want by placing a cross in the box next to the candidate's name. A candidate wins if he gets the most votes in the constituency. Pluralistic voting and simple majority voting are two other names of FPTP. This voting system is easy to understand and gives voters a possible insight into which party could win the election. However, the Liberal Democrats argue that the FPTP has many disadvantages and is only beneficial to Labor and the Torries. This is why the Liberal Democrats have proposed an alternative to the FPTP, the system called Proportional Representation (PR). Unlike FPTP, PR is a completely different concept from other electoral systems. This is a new method of voting system in which the results of an election depend on the proportion of votes obtained by each competing party. The basic idea of ​​this system is that the more parties compete, they make more and better decisions. PR found in...... half of the document ......isms_of_pr.htm (accessed 5 November 2010).• Proportional representation system. 2005. http://www.democracy-building.info/voting-systems.html (accessed November 6, 2010).• What is proportional representation? 2008. http://www.politics.co.uk/briefings-guides/issue-briefs/legal-and-constitutional/proportional-representation-$366642.htm (accessed 17 November 2010)• Proportional representation .2005. http://historylearningsite.co.uk/proportional_representation.htm• Dinkin, M. and White, I.2008. Voting system in the UK. House of Commons Library: Parliament and Constitution Centre. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/files/108_icpr_final.pdf (accessed 20 November 2010)• Pierce, A.2009. How do different voting systems work? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/5496814/How-the-different-voting-systems-work.html (accessed January 3, 2011)