David Icke is a candidate for the Haltemprice by-election.

[Berserker]

'We are raising taxes but you will be better off' drivel

Prudence. I'm looking forward in hope that Labour get a severe kicking in Glasgow East. Come in No. 10, your time is up.

Anyway, LOL at those parties. Shame no-one had some money to throw away on making up a party with Lizard in the name.

 

[MookJong]

Isnt a Mook Jong some kind of wooden dummy they use in martial arts?

It is indeed, I've trained in Wing Chun Kung Fu for a long time.

 

[Berserker]

So, then. He came 12th. Even beaten by Mad Cow-Girl. How embarrassing is that?

 

[Weebull]

David Icke is a political genius.

Going by the results, no, he really isn't.

The reason I support the belief of reptillians is because i've seen one. I've also seen a UFO before that's why I believe in UFOs.

This is posting gold.

 

[magick]

So, then. He came 12th. Even beaten by Mad Cow-Girl. How embarrassing is that?

Not bad I thought. He was never seriously going to win anyway. And I think it's hard for anyone to claim victory as only 34% of the electorate voted anyway.

Haltemprice and Howden: Result in full

Conservative David Davis has been re-elected as the MP for Haltemprice and Howden. He won the by-election with a majority of 15,355 votes. Here is the result in full:

* David Michael Davis - Conservative Party 17,113 votes
* Shan Oakes - Green Party 1,758
* Joanne Robinson - English Democrats 1,714
* Tess Culnane - National Front Britain for the British 544
* Gemma Dawn Garrett - Miss Great Britain Party 521
* Jill Saward - Independent 492
* Mad Cow-Girl - The Official Monster Raving Loony Party 412
* Walter Edward Sweeney - Independent 238
* John Nicholson - Independent 162
* David Craig - Independent 135
* David Pinder - The New Party 135
* David Icke - No party listed 110
* Hamish Howitt - Freedom 4 Choice 91
* Christopher John Talbot - Socialist Equality Party 84
* Grace Christine Astley - Independent 77
* George Hargreaves - Christian Party 76
* David Laurence Bishop - Church of the Militant Elvis Party 44
* John Randle Upex - Independent 38
* Greg Wood - Independent 32
* Eamonn Fitzpatrick - Independent 31
* Ronnie Carroll - Make Politicians History 29
* Thomas Faithful Darwood - Independent 25
* Christopher Mark Foren - Independent 23
* Herbert Winford Crossman - Independent 11
* Tony Farnon - Independent 8
* Norman Scarth - Independent 8

Turnout 23,911 (34.03%)

EDIT : Also highlights how sad our glorious democracy is when someone can get into power by having just 12% of the total vote. With abysmal figures like that no wonder they want to make voting compulsary.

 

[Weebull]

Welp, there's 110 loons who live somewhere close to me.

 

[Dr_Fartypants]

The reason I support the belief of reptillians is because i've seen one.

Classic. Please - do elaborate.

I thought your lizard people disguised themselves as humans? How were you so lucky as to see one in its true form? Do you need special goggles or something

 

[semi-pro waster]

Not bad I thought. He was never seriously going to win anyway. And I think it's hard for anyone to claim victory as only 34% of the electorate voted anyway.

Not really, if you get the majority of the people who bother to vote then you are the victor and Mr Davis did get ~10x more votes than the next closest candidate. Or to put it another way for Mr Icke, he is around 1/5 as popular as the Nation Front or slightly less than 1/4 as popular as the Miss Great Britain Party. If that is your definition of not bad then you are definitely a glass half full type of person, in fact, you might wish to consider taking over from "Comical Ali".

EDIT : Also highlights how sad our glorious democracy is when someone can get into power by having just 12% of the total vote. With abysmal figures like that no wonder they want to make voting compulsary.

It is rather sad that so few people vote but given it appears to have been a largely foregone conclusion as to who would win with the other two major parties not fielding candidates you can understand some reluctance.

 

[Berserker]

Sorry, but this...

Not bad I thought. He was never seriously going to win anyway. And I think it's hard for anyone to claim victory as only 34% of the electorate voted anyway.

And this...

EDIT : Also highlights how sad our glorious democracy is when someone can get into power by having just 12% of the total vote. With abysmal figures like that no wonder they want to make voting compulsary.

Are the typical schpiel trotted out by those who were on the receiving end of a sound beating at the polls. I've heard them both so many times I've lost count, and from people who stood a lot better chance than Mr. Icke.

If you'd believe them, you'd think proportional representation and compulsory voting were the panacea to rid all known ills. No, they really aren't. They're just another option among several, with their own flaws.

The moral of this story - you can't have it both ways.

 

[Dr_Fartypants]

Also highlights how sad our glorious democracy is when someone can get into power by having just 12% of the total vote. With abysmal figures like that no wonder they want to make voting compulsary.

Apart from the fact that argument is totally fallacious, (I mean what - should everyone who didn't vote automatically get counted in the 'your candidate of choice' column?!), your maths is also wrong:

Davis got 17113 votes out of 23911. That's 71.6% of the vote.

34% turnout implies hence that 24.3% of the potential electorate voted for him. That's higher than most MPs elected during a general election, despite the abysmal turnout. I'm curious as to which orifice you pulled 12% from


Anyway, it's a moot point as there was no serious competition (hence the low turnout). But it's amusing that David Icke was beaten by 4 independents, the monster raving loony party, and the miss Great Britain party

 

[magick]

34% turnout implies hence that 24.3% of the potential electorate voted for him. That's higher than most MPs elected during a general election, despite the abysmal turnout. I'm curious as to which orifice you pulled 12% from

Just my abysmal maths.

 

[Dr_Fartypants]

Just my abysmal maths.

Fair enough - didn't mean to jump down your throat on that point. Everyone makes mistakes, it's called 'being human'.

But anyway - I'm genuinely interested in your "I saw a reptilian" comment. Care to elaborate?

 

[Snakedoctor]

Fair enough - didn't mean to jump down your throat on that point. Everyone makes mistakes, it's called 'being human'.

But anyway - I'm genuinely interested in your "I saw a reptilian" comment. Care to elaborate?

I think what he saw was a ***** he mistook for a Lizard, easy mistake to make.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

I think what he saw was a ***** he mistook for a Lizard, easy mistake to make.

I hate it when that happens

 

[gillywibble]

I thought you had to drink the blood of a virgin blonde to see the lizards? I live in Coventry so have yet to find one.

 

[Shoseki]

Grace Christine Astley didn't win, shame. She looked like a candidate that was never gonna give you up...

 

[magick]

But anyway - I'm genuinely interested in your "I saw a reptilian" comment. Care to elaborate?

I've had two experiences directly involving reptilians. Once I was laid on my bed then I felt paralysed and couldn't move. I could see one at the end of my bed though he was 'cloacked' and I could only see the outline of him. Very, very freightening and negative experience, don't wish to go into it anymore.

Another time I encountered one after a prolonged period of meditation. This time the experience was fairly postive i.e. it wan't malicious nor did it have any ill-intent.

I've also twice seen people shape-shift though not to full reptilians. Shape shifting doesn't happen like you probably think it does. It's like for a brief period there face distorts and new facial lines and charateristics appear. It's not a physical tranformation as such but more an overlay appears over the person. Hard to explain unless you see it. Both times this was negative and quite frieghtening.

 

[Weebull]

*Five stars thread immediately

 

[Skidder]

I've had two experiences directly involving reptilians. Once I was laid on my bed then I felt paralysed and couldn't move. I could see one at the end of my bed though he was 'cloacked' and I could only see the outline of them. Very, very freightening and negative experience.

Every time a conspiracy theorist / new ager provides evidence for their views which is BLATANTLY and OBVIOUSLY sleep paralysis they damage all their credibility.

 

[magick]

Every time a conspiracy theorist / new ager provides evidence for their views which is BLATANTLY and OBVIOUSLY sleep paralysis they damage all their credibility.

I wasn't asleep.