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In the spirit of your most thorough pedantry, I thought I'd correct your correction to say that OP is right, David Cameron didn't win an election, he won a seat
by iuguy 12y ago
In the spirit of your most thorough pedantry, I thought I'd correct your correction to say that OP is right, David Cameron didn't win an election, he won a seat as an MP.
None of the parties achieved the 326 seats required for an overall majority under the First Past the Post system. The Conservatives won the largest number of votes and seats but under FPTP rules were 20 seats short.
- nailer 12y agoGood point. Such a pity the conservatives elect their own leader with preferential voting but campaigned against the public doing the same.
- blueskin_ 12y agoBecause it was designed to give undue influence to fringe parties. Real electoral reform would be proportional representation.
- alexbilbie 12y agoOr at least electoral boundaries that didn't unfairly benefit Labour
- nailer 12y agoDo you have a reference for that? Is Australia trying to give undue influence to fringe parties? Are the conservatives trying to promote fringe candidates?
- blueskin_ 12y agoIn a leadership election, it's in their interest to have a clear winner with a large majority. In a general election, it's in nobody's interest and indeed, counter to the national interest to have a huge majority.
- nailer 12y agoIn a general election, a leader that most people find acceptable is preferable to a leader that most people do not find acceptable.