In what ways might reform of the voting system bring electoral advantage to the conservative party?

... In what ways might reform of the voting system bring electoral advantage to the conservative party? At first glance this proposition might sound quite ridiculous. Not only has first-past-the-post served the Conservative party extremely well for most of the 20th century, but the Conservative's have always been the most outspoken opponents of electoral reform. Thanks entirely to first-past-the-post, the Conservative Party have been in power for two-thirds of the last century. However, the 1997 general election has brought dramatic change to the political landscape. It is generally accepted that first-past-the-post over-represents the two main parties at the expense of the other parties. In four consecutive elections from 1979 to 1992, 42% of the popular vote was enough to give the Conservatives a significant majority of seats in the House of Commons. In each of these cases Labour, the second party was also over-rewarded in seats. This was particularly noticeable in 1983 when

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