Note that proportional representation is just as good at killing this Moloch as the single-winner methods discussed below!
At least partially: my country uses the D’Hondt method, which is a proportional representation system, but the lesser evil Moloch still pops up when choosing between which parties to vote for. In particular, it makes it quite hard for new parties to establish themselves, since people will feel that they’re wasting their votes if they support a small party which they favor but which doesn’t get enough votes for anyone to be elected.
At least partially: my country uses the D’Hondt method, which is a proportional representation system, but the lesser evil Moloch still pops up when choosing between which parties to vote for. In particular, it makes it quite hard for new parties to establish themselves, since people will feel that they’re wasting their votes if they support a small party which they favor but which doesn’t get enough votes for anyone to be elected.
Good point. Edited.