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?
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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