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Thread #165570 Message #3993362
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
22-May-19 - 07:48 AM
Thread Name: BS: Brexit #3: A futile gesture?
Subject: RE: BS: Brexit #3: A futile gesture?
Interesting figures: BREX: 37% (+3) LDEM: 19% (+2) LAB: 13% (-2) GRN: 12% (+1) CON: 7% (-2) CHUK: 4% (-) UKIP: 3% (-) If those were repeated on the day, under the voting system used in Great Britain: the first seat in any region would go to Brexit. the second seat to Lib Dem, the third to Brexit the fourth to Labour the fifth to Brexit the sixth to Green the seventh to Lib Dem the eighth to Brexit the ninth to Brexit the tenth to Conservative (and it is only the South East which has 10 seats available. In any other British region the Conservatives would get no seats. The above calculations are based on the percentages in the polls being repeated evenly across the country. It is possible that SNP & Plaid Cymru would also gain seats in Scotland/Wales. Unlike 'first past the post' this shows that in most regions, a 37% vote is likely to receive much more than 37% recognition in terms of seats (66% in regions with only 3 seats, 60% in regions with 5 seats)