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He's never been a MP, UKIP has never been considered a "major party" (how is this even defined?), there was no election in 2014, UKIP won 12.6% in 2015. He's cl

He's never been a MP, UKIP has never been considered a "major party" (how is this even defined?), there was no election in 2014, UKIP won 12.6% in 2015. He's clearly representing some people but your facts are way off.

ceejayoz 8y ago
Sorry, I was mistaken on the MP front. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_United_Kingdom_local_elections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_United_Kingdom_local_elec... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_elect... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Independence_Party#Entering_mainstream_politics:_2014%E2%80%9316 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Independence_Party#Entering... "In March 2014, Ofcom awarded UKIP "major party status"." https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2015/major-parties-consultation https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-rele... "Ofcom’s initial view is that UKIP may qualify for major party status in England and Wales for the General Election and English local elections on 7 May 2015." https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-31906154 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-31906154 "Ofcom says UKIP, but not Greens, are 'major party'"
- johanek 8y ago
  That's very interesting about the official "major party status", thanks for sharing that. I was only considering General Elections, which are a fairer representation of a parties vote share (despite FPTP) as not all councils vote in local elections each year.
hardlianotion 8y ago
As an electoral force, UKIP were very successful in European elections. It is reasonable to say that they were a major consideration in deciding to call the referendum.
growlist 8y ago
Worth remembering the dirty tricks employed against him: 'The election of a Conservative MP could have been declared void if he had filed accurate returns that showed he had overspent on his campaign to beat Nigel Farage, a court has heard. Craig Mackinlay, an accountant, stands accused along with his election agent and a party official of deliberately submitting “woefully inaccurate” expenditure returns.'

ceejayoz 8y ago

Sorry, I was mistaken on the MP front. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_United_Kingdom_local_elections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_United_Kingdom_local_elec... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_elect... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Independence_Party#Entering_mainstream_politics:_2014%E2%80%9316 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Independence_Party#Entering... "In March 2014, Ofcom awarded UKIP "major party status"." https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2015/major-parties-consultation https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-rele... "Ofcom’s initial view is that UKIP may qualify for major party status in England and Wales for the General Election and English local elections on 7 May 2015." https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-31906154 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-31906154 "Ofcom says UKIP, but not Greens, are 'major party'"

johanek 8y ago
That's very interesting about the official "major party status", thanks for sharing that. I was only considering General Elections, which are a fairer representation of a parties vote share (despite FPTP) as not all councils vote in local elections each year.

hardlianotion 8y ago

As an electoral force, UKIP were very successful in European elections. It is reasonable to say that they were a major consideration in deciding to call the referendum.

growlist 8y ago

Worth remembering the dirty tricks employed against him: 'The election of a Conservative MP could have been declared void if he had filed accurate returns that showed he had overspent on his campaign to beat Nigel Farage, a court has heard. Craig Mackinlay, an accountant, stands accused along with his election agent and a party official of deliberately submitting “woefully inaccurate” expenditure returns.'