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Seats difference if there was PR in the UK

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    Seats difference if there was PR in the UK

    Party FPTP PR Difference
    Conservative Party 363 288 -75
    Labour Party 203 213 10
    Scottish National Part 48 26 -22
    Liberal Democrats 11 76 65
    DUP 8 5 -3
    Sinn Féin 7 4 -3
    Plaid Cymru 4 3 -1
    Green Party 1 18 17
    Alliance Party 1 3 2
    Brexit Party 0 13 13
    Social Democratic and Labour Party 2 2 0

    Source: How Parliament would look if the UK had proportional representation at this general election - Wales Online
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    #2
    How does that work when PC, SNP, etc only stand in their respective nations?
    Wouldn't we need some sort of PR based per-nation, or does that cause more problems?

    Seems we'd still have a majority Tory government either way.
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      #3
      A proper PR system would be more democratic but not sure what the effect would be. There was an article a few days ago saying the current system was greatly slanted towards Labour.

      Election system ‘skewed in favour of Labour’ - shock findings from latest poll | Politics | News | Express.co.uk

      Ok, It's the Express, but is the source they are quoting necessarily biased?

      And weren't we being told just yesterday that Tory support was dropping and a hung parliament was a real possibility? Don't think I believe anything anymore.
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        #4
        Originally posted by d000hg View Post
        How does that work when PC, SNP, etc only stand in their respective nations?
        Wouldn't we need some sort of PR based per-nation, or does that cause more problems?

        Seems we'd still have a majority Tory government either way.
        I agree with that, couldn't find a link that breaks it up per nation. the SNP had 45% of the votes in Scotland so would not have an absoloute majority 27 in stead of 48 out of the 59 Scottish seats
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          #5


          we don't.

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            #6
            The problem with proportional representation is that the non-voters (i.e. those that don't turnout) will always win so there would be no more MPs. Make it so.
            Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down. Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.

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              #7
              Originally posted by d000hg View Post
              How does that work when PC, SNP, etc only stand in their respective nations?
              Wouldn't we need some sort of PR based per-nation, or does that cause more problems?

              Seems we'd still have a majority Tory government either way.
              No, doesn't work like that.

              On those numbers, Tories have 288 seats, Lab/SNP/LD have 304. So a rainbow coalition would be in charge. Can't say that appeals...

              And SNP/DUP/SF/PC/whatever seats are still UK National seats, so no need to adjust for local nationality.
              Blog? What blog...?

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                #8
                We had a referendum on PR in 2011. I was in favour. But the vast majority were not.

                Referendums only come round once in a generation. Though I think they should be banned altogether. Or maybe only allowed if parliament is in favour.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                  We had a referendum on PR in 2011. I was in favour. But the vast majority were not.

                  Referendums only come round once in a generation. Though I think they should be banned altogether. Or maybe only allowed if parliament is in favour.
                  No you had not, that was on AV

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Eirikur View Post
                    No you had not, that was on AV
                    Don't be doing your mad 'facts' on here.
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