From a Canadian blog post at http://edges.canadahomepage.net/2012/11/
-- written by Jim Taylor -- here is an interesting metaphor that
demonstrates why plurality voting is so unfair:
There’s these five guys, see. They’re short on cash, so they pool their
resources to buy a pizza. They can only afford one topping.
Two of the guys love anchovies. The other three hate anchovies, but can’t agree
on pepperoni, ham, or mushrooms.
Guess what – everyone gets anchovies.
That, in a pizza shell, is our electoral system. It goes by various names –
winner take all, first past the post, plurality… Whoever has the most votes
wins the election.
Which sounds as though it makes sense. Unless you’re allergic to anchovies.
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