We do need electoral reform which is why I agree on your “there are too many Monkey votes for all political parties” point.
It appears to be far worse in the Labour heartlands where in this election it looks like even if they come third in the popular vote we could still see Labour with most seats!!!
As someone who doesn’t want a Tory government in any form I’m happy it’s like that right now, but it can’t go on like this if we get a hung parliament with Labour being the 3rd party % wise, but 1st party seat wise.
Looks like whatever happens the Lib Dems are going to be the king makers, I hope to see a short term coalition government (around 2 years in power) until the economy is back on track and a new form of voting is brought into legislation after which an election is called.
Not sure which voting system is the best.
I don’t like proportional representation (PR) because it allows parties like the BNP to gain MPs.
Though I have to admit I don’t fully understand how PR works on the ground. Lets say country wide the BNP gain 5% of the popular vote, that should result in 30 odd seats if it’s shared equally seat wise. There’s not going to be anywhere near 30 seats with the BNP close to polling most votes, so which 30 odd constituencies are lumbered with BNP MPs where they didn’t vote BNP?
I better do some research on PR.
David
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