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==Advantages of First Past the Post==

==Advantages of First Past the Post==

Advocates of FPTP note that it often leads to the dominance of two large parties (this empirical observation is known as ''Duverger's Law'') and that a two party system has certain advantages:

Advocates of FPTP note that it often leads to the dominance of two large parties (this empirical observation is known as ''Duverger's Law'') and that a two party system has certain advantages:

*It usually leads to stable [[majority government]].

*It usually leads to a stable [[majority government]].

*Unpopular governments can be completed rejected by relatively small changes in voting behaviour.

*Unpopular governments can be completed rejected by relatively small changes in voting behaviour.

*It is difficult for extremist parties to gain significant representation in the legislature.

*It is difficult for extremist parties to gain significant representation in the legislature.