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Originally Posted by ianch99
Lost or did not gain?
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Let me ask you this question: you say that size of the majority was irrelevant, if the majority was a single person which was possible & allowable under the rules in place, is this then the "will of the people"?
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Democracy is the worst system, apart from all the others. Etc etc etc.
Yes, in a vote that is held with a binary question requiring a simple majority outcome, a win by 1 vote is the “will of the people” because that was the means by which the people agreed their will should be determined.
It really is quite a straightforward concept.
To keep this relevant to the election debate (ie not the Brexit referendum), we even had a referendum on alternative votes in parliamentary constituencies. It failed.