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Tiggeroshii

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10. The parties that made clear they will not support Tories or brexit

Reply to Doodley (Reply #9)

Fri Dec 13, 2019, 03:36 AM

Dec 2019

Are the opposition. That's exactly how this works: SNP, Libdems, Labour, etc. They are also the parties that united to take away the Tories majority in September. That is effectively "the opposition."

Regardless, 43% is far from a majority, and that 43% put Tories firmly in the majority, regardless of how the smaller parties did. That is a 8-10% discrepancy between the popular vote and the actual outcome. Reminds me of the WI legislature.

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UK election: Conservatives have a majority of parliament but 43% of the vote [View all] Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 OP

That's just how a multi-party election works. RandySF Dec 2019 #1

The opposition so far has about 16 million votes and tories, brexit alli have about 14 million votes Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #2

So Tories + Brexit Party + Alliance + Ulster Unionist ? RandySF Dec 2019 #3

yea Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #4

I've heard British redistricting is even worse than American redistricting. Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #5

Put a tack in this. thewhollytoast Dec 2019 #7

What do you mean by "opposition?" That's not how it works. Doodley Dec 2019 #9

The parties that made clear they will not support Tories or brexit Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #10

A majority who voted in the Referendum supported Brexit. Do you want to Doodley Dec 2019 #12

The opposition parties are those that were against brexit. Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #13

This was a general election. It wasn't only about Brexit. The will of the people Doodley Dec 2019 #14

Sounds Like Democratic Party Nominees From 1968-1988 Stallion Dec 2019 #6

It's the biggest share of the vote for any UK party at any general election since 1979. Doodley Dec 2019 #8

That's pretty bad. Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #11