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Originally Posted by bob_builder
Also, if we get a hung parliament, I can seriously see Labour, the LibDems and the Conservatives supporting a switch to PR voting (as in the Scottish parliament). If that goes through, we will probably never again see a single party government in Westminster.
No single party government (except perhaps the LibDems) elected under the current system would chose the change the voting system as it would not be in their interests.
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Interestingly, Neil Kinnock became enamoured of PR while he was Labour leader. He favours it even today. But when you've lost three elections on the trot it's understandable that you'd start to look at how to change the system to prevent yourself getting left entirely out in ther cold for such a long stretch of time ever again.
By the way, the only reason there is PR in Wales and Scotland is it guarantees the Nationalist parties will never gain overall control, so no embarrassing Independence referendums.