UK people:have you voted today (or already for today)?
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Northerner · 70-79, M
@helenS yes I do support Reform, Trump and Le Penn.
InstructHer · 56-60, M
@helenS well they scraped five in the end, all men!
ArtieKat · M
No - the alternative was to deliberately spoil my ballot paper and that seems childish. The current MP is not a nice woman and I certainly don't want to be represented by any of the other candidates.
TheSirfurryanimalWales · 61-69, M
@helenS I want PR.
No matter who is in power the majority of the country didn’t vote for them but we rejected that.
I find it ridiculous any party can get a huge victory with only around 35% of the vote.
And yes I am happy with the result but I spent years knowing I’d get a Tory MP
( unless it was Tory wipeout time) and as a result of boundary changes I now know I will always get a Labour MP.No way will my new constituency ever vote in a Tory.
But it would make the voting system a little more complicated.
We have an element of PR in the Welsh government elections.
And I’m not sure I understand it.
No matter who is in power the majority of the country didn’t vote for them but we rejected that.
I find it ridiculous any party can get a huge victory with only around 35% of the vote.
And yes I am happy with the result but I spent years knowing I’d get a Tory MP
( unless it was Tory wipeout time) and as a result of boundary changes I now know I will always get a Labour MP.No way will my new constituency ever vote in a Tory.
But it would make the voting system a little more complicated.
We have an element of PR in the Welsh government elections.
And I’m not sure I understand it.
helenS · 36-40, F
@TheSirfurryanimalWales It's really an odd quirk of the British voting system. The percentage of votes a party gets doesn’t translate to seats. 😐
Let there be a constituency with 5 candidates, one of which gets 21% of the votes, and the others get 19.75% each ==> the 21% guy will become a member of parliament. If that were true for all constituencies, 79% of the population would not be represented in the parliament, and the 21% party would get 100% of the seats.
I'm pleasantly surprised by the successes of the Lib Dems by the way! 🥳
Let there be a constituency with 5 candidates, one of which gets 21% of the votes, and the others get 19.75% each ==> the 21% guy will become a member of parliament. If that were true for all constituencies, 79% of the population would not be represented in the parliament, and the 21% party would get 100% of the seats.
I'm pleasantly surprised by the successes of the Lib Dems by the way! 🥳
Northerner · 70-79, M
MartinII · 70-79, M
@Northerner I'm sure we all did, whoever we voted for!
TheSirfurryanimalWales · 61-69, M
Royrogers · 61-69, M
If labour wins I wonder how long “I’m not sure maybe Starmer will last
InstructHer · 56-60, M
Thanks to those that did. Looks like a major change is on the cards.
InstructHer · 56-60, M
I have already by post myself.
Royrogers · 61-69, M
Postal voted ages ago
RedBaron · M
InstructHer · 56-60, M
@RedBaron have fun at work on 26th August.
RedBaron · M
@InstructHer Actually, I will be on vacation out west that day. 🤣
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