Craig Grannell
UK 2010 general election - what you voted for versus what you got
People still seem confused in the UK about the election result and why people who support proportional representation are moaning.
In the UK, the winner takes all in every seat, and so if candidate one gets 51% and candidate two gets 49%, candidate one wins. This could be repeated across the entire country, with one party getting every seat in the Commons, despite only getting 51% of the vote.
The chart shows the discrepancy when applied to all parties. Green numbers are seats based on what you'd get from the popular vote. Red numbers show what we actually got, due to 'first past the post'.
UK 2010 general election - what you voted for versus what you got
People still seem confused in the UK about the election result and why people who support proportional representation are moaning.
In the UK, the winner takes all in every seat, and so if candidate one gets 51% and candidate two gets 49%, candidate one wins. This could be repeated across the entire country, with one party getting every seat in the Commons, despite only getting 51% of the vote.
The chart shows the discrepancy when applied to all parties. Green numbers are seats based on what you'd get from the popular vote. Red numbers show what we actually got, due to 'first past the post'.