Poll: The official I voted/election results thread

[Danthus]

Jesus.

 

[Jono8]

Err, no, not even nearly that. Show me one single constituency where the conservative candidate got a majority of the vote.

I meant the most votes. UKIP only came second in about 90 seats...

 

[joeyjojo]

Err, no, not even nearly that. Show me one single constituency where the conservative candidate got a majority of the vote.

He presumably means in the majority of seats more people voted Tory than any other candidate.

Also, here's one http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000639
and another http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000768

 

[Muffin`]

The man is an absolute joke, and nobody in the education field so much as listened to him never mind respected him. He lives in his own little world.

The typically left wing education world? I don't know what to make of Gove - he may not come across very well but that doesn't mean he's not a good Minister.

 

[SlugForAButt]

nvm

 

[Tefal]

Err, no, not even nearly that. Show me one single constituency where the conservative candidate got a majority of the vote.

every single constituency that has a conservative mp?


or do you mean over 50%?

because that's just silly in any vote where you have 4+ options you wont get one that's a clear 50% winner unless something very strange is going on.

 

[Jono8]

He presumably means in the majority of seats more people voted Tory than any other candidate.

Also, here's one http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000639

Exactly.

and

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000534

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000753

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000719

Probably plenty more as well.

 

[Mynight]

So the police are trying to cover it up?

 

[robgmun]

I meant the most votes. UKIP only came second in about 90 seats...

120

 

[Jono8]

120

Sorry I read it was 90 somewhere. Even so, that is only roughly a sixth (bit less) of all the seats.

 

[PermaBanned]

every single constituency that has a conservative mp?


or do you mean over 50%?

because that's just silly in any vote where you have 4+ options you wont get one that's a clear 50% winner unless something very strange is going on.

Or unless you use a fair and proportional voting system like STV. Any system where a majority of people voted against the winning candidate rather than for them has questionable legitimacy, and certainly doesn't indicate that you have better "local representation" as proponents of FPTP seem so keen to defend. If anything STV gives you better local representation by ensuring that you have a choice of representatives to contact.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Any system where a majority of people voted against the winning candidate rather than for them has questionable legitimacy

It doesn't - you are always going to have a situation in any regular vote whereby if there are a number of choices the most popular choice won't necessarily have 50% or more of the vote - that's what happens when you increase choice.

 

[Dave]

Err, no, not even nearly that. Show me one single constituency where the conservative candidate got a majority of the vote.

In my constituency the Conservative vote was just under 60%.

 

[PermaBanned]

It doesn't - you are always going to have a situation in any regular vote whereby if there are a number of choices the most popular choice won't necessarily have 50% or more of the vote - that's what happens when you increase choice.

Not under STV.

 

[Jono8]

In my constituency the Conservative vote was just under 60%.

Don't bother, he is very wrong. There are a lot where the Conservatives got 50% + ( probably most of Surrey and West Sussex from a cursory glance)

 

[PiKe]

Funny how there's absolutey no media coverage on the anti-Tory protests...

 

[JBod]

Funny how there's absolutey no media coverage on the anti-Tory protests...

That because it is normal after any general election. The upset people display their displeasure. Which they have every right to do.

 

[Jokester]

Funny how there's absolutey no media coverage on the anti-Tory protests...

OMG this is new information.

 

[Jono8]

Which they have every right to do.

In a violent manner? No.

 

[PiKe]

To me it is. I only just found out from Facebook.