Joe9T Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 If someone wanted to stand for the Parliamentary election, to simply make a stand or point, say, in Sheffield, what percentage of the vote would have to be gained so as not to lose your deposit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 You have to attain more than 5% of the vote I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe9T Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 And, how much is the deposit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 £500 I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe9T Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 And 5% of the Sheffield vote would be 25'000 votes roughly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 65,000 is the average size of a constituency I think. So around 3,250 votes to keep a deposit. --------- Edit: Parliament.uk website The UK is currently divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, each of which is represented by one MP in the House of Commons. Although constituencies vary widely in area, the average number of voters in each constituency is approximately 68,175. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe9T Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Cheers Chris. So, to stand for the whole of Sheffield, would you have to have a constituant standing in each constituency of: Sheffield South East Sheffield Central Sheffield Hallam Sheffield Heeley Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Tell us more Joe9T, are you thinking of standing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 So, to stand for the whole of Sheffield, would you have to have a constituant standing in each constituency of: Sheffield South East Sheffield Central Sheffield Hallam Sheffield Heeley Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough A party with 5 standing constituants, yes. Do you want to apply as a "None of the Above" party? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigthumb Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Cheers Chris. So, to stand for the whole of Sheffield, would you have to have a constituant standing in each constituency of: Sheffield South East Sheffield Central Sheffield Hallam Sheffield Heeley Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough A candidate isn't allowed to stand in more than one constituency.. Because if he got elected to them all...etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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