Nathaniel Rakich @baseballot.bsky.social

Labour is going to wind up with 63% of the seats in the House of Commons despite winning only 34% of the popular vote.

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Nathaniel Rakich @baseballot.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 13:01 UTC

Labour's seat landslide is the headline bc of how it will affect government in the UK. But in terms of voter sentiment, most voters disaffected with Conservatives went to the right-wing Reform Party, not Labour. A warning for the future.

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Cat @astrophic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 13:07 UTC

On the other hand, reform only have 4 seats, but would have 93 with proportional representation...

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Jim Goodale @jimgoodale.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 13:00 UTC

The joy of a multiparty election.

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Super Saiga @supersaiga.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 13:02 UTC

the Tories lost the popular vote the last two times, did they not?

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