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C. Merits and Demerits of Proportional Representation

(i) Simplicity

4.9. Proportional representation undoubtedly falls second in competition with the FPTP system in terms of simplicity in voting, but it scores higher in terms of convenience during campaign. Candidates can simply focus pointed attention on defined groups to appeal to, and consequently, the problems of campaign financing do not feature as prominently in the process.165

165. McKaskle, supra note 155