>it is unlikely that the EU referendum would have been held. If the UK had actual proportional representation, it is also unlikely the EU referendum would have

>it is unlikely that the EU referendum would have been held. If the UK had actual proportional representation, it is also unlikely the EU referendum would have been held. The referendum was entirely a fault of the conservative government at the time, a gambit made not to appease potential UKIP voters but instead to satisfy in-fighting within the conservative party. >some even getting reasonable levels of parliamentary representation. Your definition of 'reasonable' differs from mine. Reasonable implies that the representation is fair/proportional to the amount of votes received. In 2010, the results were as follows: Conservatives: 36% of votes, 47% of seats. Labour: 29% of votes, 39.7% of seats. Liberal Democrats: 23% of votes, 8.8% of seats. A 'reasonable' level of representation for the 2010 election would've drastically reshaped British politics and the country would be much less divided than it is now. I feel strongly about this, since the UK used to be my home, but I couldn't bring myself to continue living there as a contributor to such a broken system.