“This is the second most disproportionate result in British history” Reform UK donor Zia Yusuf has fumed over the first-past-the-post system. Under the current system, the candidate with the most votes wins meaning that MPs can be selected according to the preferences of less than 50 per cent of the electorate. Under preferential systems, such as that used in Australia, voters rank candidates on the ballot, so that if their first choice fails to poll enough to win, then votes for their second choice are still counted. Speaking to GB News Yusuf condemned the system and pointed out the drawbacks…
