Thread by @SamPEAK1951

More GE19 Nerd analysis. A short thread about representation:
Under our corrupt, undemocratic electoral system for HoC MPs, only 9 can possibly claim a true mandate to represent their constituency.

#DemocraticAlliance4PR
#ProportionalRepresentation
#WinTogetherWithPR
#FBPPR
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7 @UKLabour & 2 @Conservatives MPs received the votes of >50% of the registered electorate in their respective constituencies.
The 2 Tories are Mark Francois (50.5%) & John Whittingdale (50.1%). Neither, currently holds a ministerial post so, is not at he heart of our gov’t.
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None of the PM, Chancellor, Secretaries of State, Ministers, junior Ministers holds a mandate from their constituency electorate.
Francois is the Chair of the ERG so does wield some power in influencing the gov’t.
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How can we have only 2 MPs in the party of gov’t with >50% of the votes of their constituency electorate (9 MPs in total in HoC) & call the UK a democracy.

Clearly FPTP is undemocratic at constituency level,
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and at a national level, as the current gov’t with an 80 seat majority only has the votes of 29.4% of the registered electorate.

We need an electoral system that produces a representative HoC and gov’t to be a democracy.

We need #ProportionalRepresentation
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For balance the 7 Labour MPs are:

Kim Johnson, 51.3%
George Howarth, 52.8%
Peter Dowd, 52.2%
Stella Creasy, 52.3%
Maria Eagle, 50.7%
Dan Carden, 55.1%
Ian Byrne, 52.0%
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