Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) is touted for its ability to take
away the spoiler effect that small parties can have on an
election, thereby also taking away the fear of voting for them,
and giving a realistic idea of how much support they have. But
it doesn't always live up this promise, and there are vastly
better methods that do. It is ironic that many people believe
IRV allows voters "more choices". IRV has produced two-party
domination in all four countries where it has been substantially
used; namely Australia, Ireland, Malta, and Fiji.
Australianpolitics.com says IRV "promotes a two-party system to
the detriment of minor parties and independents." Since
Ireland's presidential post began, in 1938, the Fianna Fáil
Party has won all but once, when the Labour Party's Mary
Robinson won in a phenomenal fluke; so IRV has produced a
virtual party monopoly there. Fiji instituted an IRV-based
system for their House of Representatives in 1999. On 2005
December 21, Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase voiced
concern