My MP got over double the votes in my town. She's never getting ousted from her seat and she's personally told me she's loyal to the party over the people.
What can I do because I just feel my vote next month is meaningless.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament_constituencies_in_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/eu-regions/E15000002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Hondt_method#Example
More or less an effective 10% threshold to get a seat. In the Northeast region even much higher as they only have three MPs to send.
(Conservatives failed to get a seat there with 17,7%)
https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/eu-regions/E15000001
The biggest party tends to get a bonus seat in the respective constituency.
ChUK is a mistake from a mathematical point of view, unless they go for Tory remainers and overtake the Conservatives in the elections.
In a more readable format:
Ipsos MORI 22 - 29 Nov (changes vs 2021 Election):
Regional List:
> SNP ~ 43% (+3) > > Con ~ 20% (-3) > > Lab ~ 15% (-3) > > Grn ~ 12% (+4) > > LD ~ 6% (+1) > > Alba ~ 1% (-1)
Constituency:
> SNP ~ 52% (+4) > > Con ~ 19% (-3) > > Lab ~ 17% (-5) > > LD ~ 5% (-2) > > Grn ~ 3% (+2)
I live in the U.S. I'm just trying to get more in touch with international politics been researching this Boris Johnson guy and I am nothing but confused about the politics in the UK and how their government works
So, I'm American, but I love studying British politics. In looking at the changes in boundaries of constituencies in Wales over time earlier today, I thought about the question of gerrymandering. Is it a major problem for Commons constituencies in the UK the way it is in many House districts in the United States?
The deadline has now expired and the following is the final list of candidates for Foyle in the upcoming Assembly Election:
Kathleen Bradley, Independent
Maurice Devenney, Independent
Gerard Diver, SDLP
Alan Dunlop, Conservative
Mark Durkan, SDLP
Colum Eastwood, SDLP
Mary Hassan, Green Party
Julia Kee, UUP
John Lindsay, Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
Eamonn McCann, People Before Profit Alliance
Raymond McCartney, Sinn FΓ©in
Chris McCaw, Alliance Party
Anne McCloskey, Independent
Martin McGuinness, Sinn FΓ©in
Maeve McLaughlin, Sinn FΓ©in
Gary Middleton, DUP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament_constituencies_in_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/eu-regions/E15000002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Hondt_method#Example
More or less an effective 10% threshold to get a seat. In the Northeast region even much higher as they only have three MPs to send.
(Conservatives failed to get a seat there with 17,7%)
https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/eu-regions/E15000001
The biggest party tends to get a bonus seat in the respective constituency.
ChUK is a mistake from a mathematical point of view, unless they go for Tory remainers and overtake the Conservatives in the elections.
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