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first past the post...
May. 8th, 2010 08:51 pmPaul Blomfield, Labour 17,138 41.3%
Paul Scriven, Liberal Democrat 16,973 40.9%
165 votes difference, which is less than 0.4% of votes cast.
165 votes means one team gets a seat in parliament and the other gets nothing. Out of 41,468 voters, only 17,138 get a representative who is even remotely close to their views.
First past the post isn't democracy. It's shit.
Paul Scriven, Liberal Democrat 16,973 40.9%
165 votes difference, which is less than 0.4% of votes cast.
165 votes means one team gets a seat in parliament and the other gets nothing. Out of 41,468 voters, only 17,138 get a representative who is even remotely close to their views.
First past the post isn't democracy. It's shit.
