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[Politics] The NSC 'up all night' election night *** OFFICIAL MATCH THREAD ***







nwgull

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Jul 25, 2003
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15% was the last I saw.
Interestingly, looks like Labour's 40% in 2017 will be larger than their 2024 landslide-winning percentage. Tories got c24%

Edit: see this link, showing Labour on just 34.7%, whereas Reform got 14.3% (still some to delare):

Only 8 seats to declare so it’s not going to change. Reform have only got 14.3% whereas they were polling 16-17% in final week.

Labour only on 33.9%, which is a shockingly low percentage for any party to win such a strong majority with. Our system definitely needs changing
 


PILTDOWN MAN

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Sep 15, 2004
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Labour only on 33.9%, which is a shockingly low percentage for any party to win such a strong majority with. Our system definitely needs changing
It certainly highlights how undemocratic our system is regardless of who is in power.
 








A1X

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Sep 1, 2017
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Fell asleep after Mogg and missed Truss (grr), but what a fantastic night

Horsham caught my eye, the last time there was not a Tory MP there was the 1840s
 


TomandJerry

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Oct 1, 2013
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Lib Dems really not far behind the Conservatives

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CheeseRolls

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Apathy and disenfranchisement.
Ch4 says Labour vote share is 33.9% so far
So on a 60% turnout that is only 1 in 5 of voters that have actually voted for the government.
As Rory Stewart predicted, change in the electoral system will now be back on the agenda.
I can't see this.

1 Labour have a massive majority and have no driving reason for electoral reform, other than to make some obvious changes to voter ID and possibly lower the voting age.

2 SKS is aiming to unite the country via economic growth. Anything that distracts from this challenge will not get government time.

3 Labour, the Lib Dems, the Greens and Reform UK have all focussed their efforts on maximising their results under a FPTP system. The focus would be different under whatever PR system was agreed.
 










Deportivo Seagull

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Jul 22, 2003
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Just seen Grant ‘today my indentity will be’ Schapps speech complaining about the Tory party being a soap opera … when he was one of the main actors! I’m surprised that he can walk and talk at the same time.
 
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Guinness Boy

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Jul 23, 2003
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I can't see this.

1 Labour have a massive majority and have no driving reason for electoral reform, other than to make some obvious changes to voter ID and possibly lower the voting age.

2 SKS is aiming to unite the country via economic growth. Anything that distracts from this challenge will not get government time.

3 Labour, the Lib Dems, the Greens and Reform UK have all focussed their efforts on maximising their results under a FPTP system. The focus would be different under whatever PR system was agreed.
Yes. Anyone pointing out Labour’s vote share is ignoring the fact that there was a lot of tactical voting among progressives, which is a factor in the LDs doing so well.

This wasn’t a vote to get Labour in as much as the Tories out and many on the centre and left have organised to achieve this.

It worked. About f***ing time.
 










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