And so, for example, last time...
the Greens got just under 10% of the vote but only one MP first past the post. But with the PR votes they ended up with 68 and hence a voice in parliament.
Posted By: APB on May 7th 2010 at 21:19:11
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- Politics (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 19:43:15
- Scotland does a good job of remembering the tories in my opinion (General Chat) - pants, May 7, 19:53:28
- Exactly! (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 19:58:58
- I think it's also very difficult, if you like your local MP (General Chat) - pants, May 7, 20:06:59
- Yep...Surely You Vote For Your MP First? (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 20:12:00
- Germans have two votes. It's their PR. (General Chat) - APB, May 7, 20:57:46
- And so, for example, last time... (General Chat) - APB, May 7, 21:19:11
- That's maybe a way to formulate a PR into it all (General Chat) - pants, May 7, 20:14:56
- Like in America (General Chat) - duke of york, May 7, 20:13:48
- Germans have two votes. It's their PR. (General Chat) - APB, May 7, 20:57:46
- Ditto Norman Lamb in north Norfolk (General Chat) - duke of york, May 7, 20:09:55
- Good Old North Norfolk. Same In North West Norfolk... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 20:14:31
- Yep...Surely You Vote For Your MP First? (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 20:12:00
- I think it's also very difficult, if you like your local MP (General Chat) - pants, May 7, 20:06:59
- Exactly! (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 19:58:58
- until the parliamentary voting system is changed it will never be representative (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 7, 19:51:15
- Major, Major Reform Essential (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 19:54:56
- I guess they could do a very simple calculation (General Chat) - duke of york, May 7, 20:08:48
- I was talking about the system of voting in the House of Commons (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 7, 20:22:46
- Difficult, Isn't It? (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 20:32:08
- exactly, the entire system needs a major overhaul (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 7, 20:36:11
- Difficult, Isn't It? (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 20:32:08
- I was talking about the system of voting in the House of Commons (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 7, 20:22:46
- I guess they could do a very simple calculation (General Chat) - duke of york, May 7, 20:08:48
- Major, Major Reform Essential (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 19:54:56
- Scotland does a good job of remembering the tories in my opinion (General Chat) - pants, May 7, 19:53:28
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