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Same here snoopcester Send a noteboard - 07/05/2010 03:47:51 PM
I think it worked out as (this is from last night) 32k votes for each Tory/Labour seat, 128K for each Fibdem seat, or roughly just under 4-1 ratio, they never did the SNP comparison but Labout got 40% of the vote and 70% of the seats, FPTP is a two horse system, just isn't fair or representative these days to my mind.


it is a badly out dated system that is long past the time it should have been ditched. More so now that so many people vote for the party leader rather than the local MP.
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Lib Dems: Up 1% of the vote, down 10% of the seats. Nebhead - 07/05/2010 09:29:03 AM 1852 Views
Re: Lib Dems: Up 1% of the vote, down 10% of the seats. Liam - 07/05/2010 09:45:23 AM 1325 Views
So what would you move to? Roland00 - 07/05/2010 09:53:51 AM 1124 Views
I imagine if the UK changes it will move to Proportional Representation Mark - 07/05/2010 10:04:38 AM 1258 Views
Re: So what would you move to? p hart - 07/05/2010 02:55:32 PM 1226 Views
God I hate the British system Camilla - 07/05/2010 10:24:35 AM 1261 Views
It's an excellent morning. Conservatives are at 301 right now. *NM* Tom - 07/05/2010 01:57:52 PM 642 Views
Are you counting the Speaker? *NM* Camilla - 07/05/2010 01:59:37 PM 687 Views
Indeed snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:22:37 PM 1271 Views
I love how they're calling that option "The Coalition of the Losers". Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:27:56 PM 1222 Views
They are? Where? snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:38:01 PM 1320 Views
On the lovely BBC. Paxman, Robinson, Dimbleby et al. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:52:01 PM 1232 Views
Ah, we have it on but with the sound turned down - the subtitlers must be skipping that phrase snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:13:57 PM 1148 Views
The thing with PR is, the current vote results are a horrid predictor for PR vote results. Legolas - 07/05/2010 03:45:58 PM 1224 Views
Re: The thing with PR is, the current vote results are a horrid predictor for PR vote results. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:52:19 PM 1253 Views
That is true snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:53:51 PM 1219 Views
Re: That is true p hart - 07/05/2010 03:54:51 PM 1250 Views
I'm sure it would be a setup for new elections in a few months if they did. *NM* Tom - 07/05/2010 02:40:49 PM 660 Views
I suspect we'll get one of those anyway. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:52:32 PM 1199 Views
What is the general consensus on who would win or lose from new elections? Tom - 07/05/2010 02:57:04 PM 1341 Views
I've not heard any comment on this yet. I might have missed some. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:58:00 PM 1217 Views
Not being talked about yet - I'd guess whoever is PM will lose though snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:21:23 PM 1349 Views
Re: Not being talked about yet - I'd guess whoever is PM will lose though p hart - 07/05/2010 03:29:37 PM 1320 Views
King William IV indeed. Liam - 07/05/2010 03:37:18 PM 1328 Views
Re: King William IV indeed. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:40:41 PM 1155 Views
Re: Not being talked about yet - I'd guess whoever is PM will lose though snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:04:03 PM 1249 Views
I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:09:51 PM 1225 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn p hart - 07/05/2010 04:24:56 PM 1126 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:26:50 PM 997 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:28:45 PM 1204 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn p hart - 07/05/2010 04:34:41 PM 1171 Views
I'm sure he is snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:25:20 PM 1260 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:27:44 PM 1316 Views
Re: Heh. snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:43:18 PM 1294 Views
His talking about "Portillo moments" was one of the best parts of the BBC's election broadcast. *NM* Legolas - 07/05/2010 08:14:11 PM 706 Views
Re: I'm sure he is p hart - 07/05/2010 04:40:07 PM 1233 Views
Cameron might be in trouble anyway. Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:25:14 PM 1325 Views
If they got PR as part of the deal it would be worth it Mark - 07/05/2010 02:42:36 PM 1354 Views
Possibly. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:53:28 PM 1358 Views
Re: Possibly. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:00:55 PM 1150 Views
I didn't mean from that point of view. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 03:05:05 PM 1249 Views
Re: I didn't mean from that point of view. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:18:57 PM 1231 Views
Short term pain for long term gain Mark - 07/05/2010 03:02:51 PM 1315 Views
Sylvia Hermon the independent unionist would probably support them as well Mark - 07/05/2010 02:44:35 PM 1251 Views
Re: Indeed p hart - 07/05/2010 03:45:00 PM 1250 Views
Re: Indeed snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:59:41 PM 1372 Views
Well I'm fairly sure some Shinners have attended Tory conferences in the past Mark - 07/05/2010 04:05:56 PM 1174 Views
Here's what i would do to sink the Tories p hart - 07/05/2010 04:06:10 PM 1212 Views
that does sound strange AgentOrange - 07/05/2010 10:57:10 AM 1190 Views
The breakdown is pretty wack snoopcester - 07/05/2010 11:07:20 AM 1173 Views
Tell me about it. Liam - 07/05/2010 11:14:44 AM 1198 Views
I liked that as well snoopcester - 07/05/2010 11:46:42 AM 1273 Views
I'm in the Cities of London and Westminster constituency. Zeeb - 07/05/2010 11:56:04 AM 1221 Views
Not that I'd ever try to one-up you. Liam - 07/05/2010 12:54:47 PM 1286 Views
Zeeb - 07/05/2010 01:44:03 PM 1139 Views
Re: The breakdown is pretty wack p hart - 07/05/2010 03:23:32 PM 1192 Views
Same here snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:47:51 PM 1153 Views
Re: Same here p hart - 07/05/2010 03:56:46 PM 1303 Views
A simple change is all Druid - 07/05/2010 01:16:16 PM 1257 Views
That's not a simple change. THIS is a simple change: Tom - 07/05/2010 01:59:09 PM 1224 Views
Not that simple snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:45:00 PM 1185 Views
Because my school was a polling station we used to get the day off every polling day Mark - 07/05/2010 02:51:18 PM 1339 Views
Show off snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:53:16 PM 1175 Views
Re: Not that simple p hart - 07/05/2010 03:04:57 PM 1338 Views
Re: Not that simple Mark - 07/05/2010 03:14:46 PM 1339 Views
Re: Not that simple p hart - 07/05/2010 03:20:55 PM 1039 Views
PR is hardly too difficult to implement and is much more democratic Mark - 07/05/2010 02:48:01 PM 1190 Views
I hate the list system. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:55:39 PM 1276 Views
There are many different versions Mark - 07/05/2010 03:10:38 PM 1177 Views
It's that bad i registered to moan. p hart - 07/05/2010 02:53:37 PM 1242 Views
What's amazing is that the exit polls are actually looking astonishingly correct, now. Huh. *NM* Legolas - 07/05/2010 03:35:12 PM 605 Views
As soon as i turned on the TV, i was being told the Exit polls must be wrong p hart - 07/05/2010 03:47:15 PM 1186 Views
Conservatives win and the stock market plummets. j/k Burr - 07/05/2010 03:40:11 PM 1149 Views
Oh, and the other interesting thing will be seeing whether the Conservatives offer.... Rebekah - 07/05/2010 03:57:52 PM 1324 Views
I like John Major Liam - 07/05/2010 04:01:03 PM 1176 Views
There's only one the LibDems will be interested in though. Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:30:55 PM 1298 Views
But p hart - 07/05/2010 08:21:11 PM 1228 Views
Isn't that the very definition of a coalition? Legolas - 07/05/2010 08:16:05 PM 1275 Views
Until you bring Lady Thatcher back, all of your elections are just pick-the-least-offensive anyway. *NM* LiterateDog - 07/05/2010 04:08:32 PM 616 Views
Well her son is good at starting coups, so maybe he might be hired for her return. *NM* p hart - 07/05/2010 04:28:52 PM 648 Views
Whatever it takes. *NM* LiterateDog - 07/05/2010 04:31:13 PM 590 Views
Please no, the milk stealer is still used to frighten children in Scotland p hart - 07/05/2010 04:47:26 PM 1175 Views
OK here is the map of England by constituency, blue Tory, red NUlab p hart - 07/05/2010 05:00:20 PM 1216 Views
So I'm just one of those upstart colonists....explain to me what is going on.... Jeordam - 07/05/2010 05:26:59 PM 1181 Views
Basically... Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:43:10 PM 1219 Views
And things are changing already Werthead - 08/05/2010 04:08:47 PM 1295 Views
To be fair, I don't know it makes for much of a change snoopcester - 08/05/2010 04:20:26 PM 1312 Views
I thought they weren't allowed to do that if Brown isn't Prime Minister? Rebekah - 08/05/2010 04:52:39 PM 1253 Views
The latter, I'd say. Legolas - 08/05/2010 05:43:23 PM 1546 Views
Brown is PM at the moment p hart - 08/05/2010 06:16:48 PM 1189 Views
They certainly can. Werthead - 09/05/2010 04:37:46 PM 1283 Views
God, our system is fucked up *NM* Monkey - 07/05/2010 06:25:04 PM 725 Views
If i were the tories p hart - 07/05/2010 11:28:43 PM 1269 Views
That is hilarious. Both Brown and Dimbleby have been around for a while, huh? Legolas - 07/05/2010 11:59:58 PM 1531 Views
Re: That is hilarious. Both Brown and Dimbleby have been around for a while, huh? p hart - 08/05/2010 06:11:38 PM 1284 Views
Sounds like the pressure is on for Cameron snoopcester - 08/05/2010 02:01:49 PM 1306 Views
Hmmm Balwer - 13/05/2010 12:08:04 PM 1573 Views
Completely uncalled for! Rebekah - 13/05/2010 01:12:05 PM 1374 Views
How was he supposed to know that at the time he made the post? Legolas - 13/05/2010 09:52:24 PM 1650 Views
Re: How was he supposed to know that at the time he made the post? snoopcester - 13/05/2010 10:59:35 PM 1269 Views
Yes I jumped the gun on the 12 Balwer - 14/05/2010 09:53:49 AM 1231 Views
Re: Yes I jumped the gun on the 12 snoopcester - 14/05/2010 10:45:35 AM 1141 Views
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