How would you feel if

[mumtoone]

Labour won 27% of the vote and 261 seats
Conservatives won 34% of the vote and 272 seats
Lib Dems won 27% of the vote and 86 seats.

According to the Times that is a serious proposition as polls stand today.

[scaryteacher]

Depressed as the Tories wouldn't have an outright majority.

[mumtoone]

I feel badly let down by a so called "democracy" that allows one party to get 3 times more seats than another even though they have the same share of the vote. Surely our electoral system has to change after this election.

[vesela]

Not pleased. But if the Lib Dems make it up to 37% (that's only 4% off one of the latest polls) then they'll be the largest party. Bring it on.

(the seat calculators show a sudden jump for the Lib Dems in seat numbers once they get past the mid-30s. 37% is largest party territory, 42% overall majority )

[animula]

mumtoone - Sadly, I think you're looking at the reason it doesn't.

[Sessypoos]

Surprised! Im hoping lib dems will get a majority, and from the polls this looks like a posibility

But I agree we really need electoral reform to stabilise this country. It has done wonders for germany to name just one!

[gaelicsheep]

It would be an absolute blardy disgrace. I posted about something similar earlier. Labour polling in third place in one of the latest polls and yet, according to the BBC, they would still win the most seats.

[EmilyStrange]

But I worry that the proposed electoral reform would badly destabilise the country. I just don't know, I am really in two minds on it. I would actually like to see the introduction of a two term only for the party leaders as in the states.