UK election bias
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Deal or change the system. If I remember correctly the US system isn't always strictly bound to what people vote, it'd be entirely possible for a massive gap to still get the other side voted in. But it generally doesn't happen, despite the fact that in the presidential election some twat in a tiny state has upwards of twice the influence in it I do.
I can't quite recall the site I was shown at some point last week, but it showed based on what constituency you were in, in the UK, what your "true voting power" is. I believe my area came out as 1 vote being technically only worth 1/5th of a vote.
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
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I can't quite recall the site I was shown at some point last week, but it showed based on what constituency you were in, in the UK, what your "true voting power" is. I believe my area came out as 1 vote being technically only worth 1/5th of a vote.
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
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Is it this? http://www.voterpower.org.uk/search[^]
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That's the ticket, and my result is 0.109. In short, this constituency, currently Conservative, will not likely be changing.
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
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I can't quite recall the site I was shown at some point last week, but it showed based on what constituency you were in, in the UK, what your "true voting power" is. I believe my area came out as 1 vote being technically only worth 1/5th of a vote.
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
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Mine is 0.449 which gives me 1.78 times more power than the average voter which is amazing really considering I'm not on the electoral roll.
You're based in the UK (from your CP username - Portsmouth Area???). Should you meet the requirements to qualify as a voter, today (20/04) is your last date to get yourself on the electoral register, as it is for postal votes. So unless there is some reason for not doing so, get registered or lose your right to vote. Assuming you qualify, get yourself down to your local Council's Town Hall and register (don't forget to take means of identification with you), if not, please don't then later complain of the government we end up with as your lost vote could count.
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From a BBC forum:
Using the BBC "election seat calculator" I saw that:
If the votes cast were split 33% each way for the 3 main parties the
following would happen:Labour 316 seats
Conservative 209 seats
Liberal Democrats 101 seatsIf the votes cast and each party got just over 200 seats each the
following percentages would need to be cast:Labour 26.8%
Conservative 33%
Liberal Democrats 40%The theory is that a party could win just over half the seats with less then a third of the vites in each; assuming 3 or more candidates per seat. Do the maths - 15$ of the population elect the government, all we need to do is find out which 15% it is.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
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Mine is 0.449 which gives me 1.78 times more power than the average voter which is amazing really considering I'm not on the electoral roll.
My votes worth 0.092, woo hoo! I will vote and it'll be the pointless exercise it always is, unless another 20,000+ vote with me. :sigh:
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
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My votes worth 0.092, woo hoo! I will vote and it'll be the pointless exercise it always is, unless another 20,000+ vote with me. :sigh:
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
Mine is 0.075! Hardly seems worth it...but I will anyway.
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The same as GW Bush winning the presidency with less than 50% of the vote in a two horse race.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
Assuming that the same percentage of people voted in each state, it would be possible for someone to win the presidency with only 28.1% of the popular vote. If the person carried 50.1% of California, Texas, NY, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Georgia, NJ and NC and didn't receive a single vote in any other state, they would have enough votes in the electoral college to win, which comes out to 28.1%.