nerd Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 I guess I always thought it would be more proportional according to how people actually voted. It just seems wrong that our "great democracy" can elect a government that the majority did not vote for or want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libuse Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 I'm tired and drunk, I need a few post deleting please, I think the last 5. Fair enough! I wasn't sure if I was reading it wrong either. Its been a long night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purdyamos Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 is it just me that finds it surprising that nearly 25% of the overall vote only gets the lib dems 39 seats? How does that work? Our voting system is pretty rubbsh I think...sorry if I seem naive here! Still young enough to be idealistic. That's why the Lib Dems are so keen on proportional representation. It's also why a lot of people in constituencies where a party has a safe majority feel that theirs is a wasted vote. It does lead to puzzling distortions, and it narrows the ultimate power to change the government to a surprisingly small number of voters in real terms. Having said that, this is the most up-in-the-air election for many years. It's really a pivotal day when you factor in the turmoil in Greece and its wider impact in sending the markets into a spin, and the austerity that's imminent for us all, but we're all scratching our heads with no idea what our government's going to be even though it's now daylight! Strange times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingmaker2 Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 I guess I always thought it would be more proportional according to how people actually voted. It just seems wrong that our "great democracy" can elect a government that the majority did not vote for or want But that is always the way it has been the winning party usually gets a smaller share of the vote than the total of the rest. Besides the Lib Dems with only 22% share are hardly near a majority themselves. Essentially though in this instance the Conservatives have the largest share of the vote, Labour second and Lib Dem third......exactly the same as their seat share order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Fair enough! I wasn't sure if I was reading it wrong either. Its been a long night They results appear to be the same anyhow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerd Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 But that is always the way it has been the winning party usually gets a smaller share of the vote than the total of the rest. Besides the Lib Dems with only 22% share are hardly near a majority themselves. It may well be the way it has always been done, but it still just doesn't seem quite right somehow. I would have thought that a more proportional system of representation and an elected house of lords would just be a lot fairer, and more democratic really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Sheffield heeley. %s of total vote Labour lose 11.5% Greens lose 1.2% Lib Dem gain 7% Conservatives gain 3% BNP gain 2.1% (and keep their deposit) UKIP gain 1.4% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil-Sheff Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Greens have just got thier first ever seat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epiphany Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Good for you (and our people) Caroline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Good for you Caroline. :banana::banana::banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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