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Old 11-05-2016, 18:34   #297
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Re: Corbyn's kerfuffle

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy View Post
Looks to me labour had a majority of 66 and without Scottish mps it would've been 43. Anyway the real point is labour have never relied on the Scottish vote to win elections
No, a seat change has a double effect on the majority, because it is -1 to the government and at the same time +1 to the opposition. The net change in the difference between government and opposition seats is 2.
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