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I moved from a PR country to a FPTP one (Canada) and my experience is exactly the opposite - as a left-leaning individual in a conservative ward, there's no way for my vote to ever count. But yeah, now my interests are directly ignored by a dude with a newsletter, an email address, and an office.

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The idea is that you would now engage with your dude and your fellow citizens in that conservative riding and be a moderating influence.

You are all in the same boat in a sense that’s more local and less abstract than with proportional rep.

Considering its a safe conservative riding, that engagement is ignored and goes no where. Politicians here are the same as anywhere else, they will focus on where the money and the votes come from and ignore the rest.

Which is why voting needs to be effective, and FPTP is exactly why there are so many "safe" ridings for the various parties.

Why would they engage with you? If they are safe, there's zero need for them to give you the time of day. How do you propose moderating someone who can tell you to fuck off with impunity?

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