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mwooldri

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2. There would have been more had the UK used ...

Reply to efhmc (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 4, 2024, 06:09 PM

Jul 2024

... a proportional representation voting system. Westminster elections use First Past The Post system. No Instant Runoff. Who gets the most votes wins.

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Must be lovely to have so many choices. efhmc Jul 2024 #1

There would have been more had the UK used ... mwooldri Jul 2024 #2

Hear, hear peppertree Jul 2024 #3

John Curtice, part of the firm behind that exit poll, has some caveats Emrys Jul 2024 #4