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Old 08-04-2010, 20:44   #162
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Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 1

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Originally Posted by Angua View Post
The reason this is a problem is so many MPs get elected by only 30% of those who can vote. With the remaining votes actually cast split between the other candidates & 30% who don't vote at all. Hardly a ringing endorsement of them or their respective parties. Also shows why people are so disconnected from politics.
Nothing wrong with that, if another candidate was more acceptable to the electorate then they'd win.
That's one of the advantages of the system.
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