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Ninehigh

posted on 13/6/09 at 07:00 PM Reply With Quote
I always thought whoever got the most votes wins, or have I missed something in this whole democracy thing?






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Steve G

posted on 13/6/09 at 07:41 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
I always thought whoever got the most votes wins, or have I missed something in this whole democracy thing?


Depends on the system - with the first past the post sytem as used in the general election then yes its the one with the most votes wins. I prefer the proportional representation system myself though as it gives as per the name a representation of the overall votes, so if 10% vote for the Green Party for example, they get something like 10% of the MEP's.

Its perfectly feasable for one party to win say 30% of the votes in all 650 seats in the UK election winning each by only 1 vote to the next highest party. They'd then be able to govern the country completely unopposed on every single point for the next 5 years. Ok so its never going to happen but the potential is there - you only have to look at the percentages vs seats won to see how close some elections actually are on votes, but the winners can have a huge seats majority.

Its irrelevant to my preferred system whether i believe in someone's politics or not - if the electorate want them to have a say then so be it. The majority of elected MP's / MEP's still have the final say on policy through their votes so 2 BNP MEPs arent about to dictate policy


[Edited on 13/6/09 by Steve G]

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woodster

posted on 13/6/09 at 09:06 PM Reply With Quote
my 10p for what its worth ...... the BNP did have a helping hand from 12 years of labours open door policy .............................. come to england we have free medical care and houses ... o and if you have 3 wives bring them too
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JoelP

posted on 13/6/09 at 09:18 PM Reply With Quote
weak government has fostered many radical views, but i do find racism a sickeningly ignorant thing. Im all for name calling where appropriate, but judging a book by its cover is just foolish.






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Simon

posted on 14/6/09 at 11:13 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by cd.thomson
What you call proportional representation I call giving too much power to minority groups


Which strangely enough is what Brown wants to introduce, as presumeably his party is now just that.

ATB

Simon






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