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Nov 19, 2019 • 5 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
This election will be another ‘lottery election’ – with so-called vote-splitting leading to random results. People are switching sides and shopping around at ‘astonishing’ levels #LeadersDebate
The 2017 General Election saw the second highest electoral volatility (the movement of votes between parties) since 1931 electoral-reform.org.uk/latest-news-an…
In the 2017 election, 0.0016% of voters choosing differently would have given the Conservatives a majority, while the election saw rise in very marginal seats: eleven seats were won by fewer than 100 votes
First Past the Post is exaggerating divisions in the UK – in 2017, Labour secured 29% of South East vote but got just 10% of seats, while Conservatives won 34% of the North East vote but got just 9% of seats
2017 was the ‘hold your nose’ election: ERS estimate 6.5 million people voted tactically, alongside surge in smaller parties standing aside. This #GE2019 we could see even more. Johnson and Corbyn should commit to introducing a fair, proportional voting system for Westminster

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