The Lottery Election 639 Votes Are All That Would Be Needed to Change the Result of the 2015 election The 2015 election was won by only six seats. If six constituencies had voted differently then Britain would have... Posted 20 May 2015
Does First Past the Post actually mean voters can ‘Kick the bastards out’? We hear time and again of the way First Past the Post lets voters ‘kick the bastards out’ – a colourful reference to the perceived ease with which voters can turf out one government and neatly replace it... Posted 31 Aug 2010
The 2005 General Election – Worst Election Ever? The results of the 2005 general election are an indictment of the First Past the Post system – the Labour Party won an overall majority of 66 seats (55.1%) on only 35.2% of the vote.... Posted 06 May 2005