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Old 07-05-2010, 18:46   #570
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Re: 2010 General Election: The Cable Forum Exit Poll

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Originally Posted by punky View Post
Everyone in a consitutency can't get their own way.

If it meant that much to you to have a Lib Dem MP you could always move to a Lib Dem area.
The current system effectively disenfranchises a huge number of voters who live in "safe" seats of whichever party. Only those in marginal seats actually have a vote truly worth casting. This is what is wrong with the current system. The FPTP creates "safe" seats which can lead to complacent MP's who just ride the gravy train knowing as long as they don't stick their noses over the parapet they have a job for life.
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