... positive effect on MP community links in Northern Ireland. If a majoritarian or first past the post system was implemented in Northern Ireland, this would result in only a catholic or protestant MP being elected per constituency, which would cause obvious community ruptures. This would also influence the party selected to run the country. For example, it was calculated that if the first past the post system was implemented in Northern Ireland the protestant associated Unionist party would gain a majority and thus form government. Also, the system is more proportional than the first past the post system since all votes are largely of equal value. Furthermore, only a party, or coalition of parties that wins more than 50% of the public vote can form a government, and thus it is representative of the majority of the populations preferences. This is relevant to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 which ...

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