It is paradoxical, because the distinction seems to be made by the members rather than the electors. The members who are attached to a riding have a greater sense of representing the people there and that region than the members who were selected from a list.
We also noted that the people whose names were on the list were also often people who were close to the leadership of the party concerned. When you think of the ranking given to the people on the list, you have to factor in the closeness to the leaders of the party of the candidates in question.