shem

Until we change our voting system, we will not have a legitimate government that represents the people and we will be in a constant battle to oust the current leadership.

I think it's one thing we can all agree on and I'll be voting for any party that pushes for a fairer voting system.

The problem is of course, the winning party rarely wants to change what gets them into power.

#UK #UKPolitics #Voting #democracy

https://fee.org/articles/labours-historic-win-a-victory-shrouded-in-electoral-disparity/

Labour’s Historic Win: A Victory Shrouded in Electoral Disparity - FEE

Labour's 2024 parliamentary majority masks a historically low popular vote share of 33.9% — the lowest for a majority government in postwar Britain. The UK's electoral system has a distorting majoritarian effect that disadvantages smaller parties, but generally produces more stable Governments when compared to European counterparts.

Foundation for Economic Education
May 14 at 8:51amWeb
Show threadBritstralian4d ago
@shemjm Right now the historic incumbent parties have a stronger motivation than ever to adopt ranked choice voting - but I wonder if they can't see the (political) wood for the (intra-party battle) trees...