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To: sea_urchin who wrote (10640)	5/6/2005 6:58:36 PM
From: 10K a day	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20039

>> the Labour government goes into power with only 21.5% of the electorate behind it would u like cheese with that??

To: sea_urchin who wrote (10640)	5/8/2005 5:41:49 PM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 20039

OT > more people, in fact nearly twice as many, have voted against Labour than for it (35.2% versus 64.8%) sundayherald.com >>With some 30 or so inveterate rebels, such as Paul Flynn, Bob Marshall-Andrews and Jeremy Corbyn back in parliament Blair is going to have serious problems pushing through his reform agenda. It only needs a rebellion of 34 Labour backbenchers and Blair loses. The electoral system is hugely weighted against them [Conservatives/Tories] because their support is concentrated in the southeast of England. This means the Tories need 44,241 votes to elect an MP, whereas Labour require only 28,858. For the Liberal Democrats it is much worse. They need 98,484 votes to elect an MP. This was the most grotesquely unfair election in British history. Labour won a lower share of the vote than any government in history. Even in October 1974, Harold Wilson won 39% of the vote, and that left him with a majority of only three seats. This time, Tony Blair has won an overall majority of 67 on 35.2% of the vote. With only three percentage points more than the Tories, Labour won nearly twice as many seats. How long can we continue with this profoundly undemocratic system?<<