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So how did the party of women do?

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Hugesunflower · 05/07/2024 07:01

How many votes did they get in the areas they stood? BBC isn’t giving a breakdown of results.

How many voted do you have to get to reclaim your deposit?

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CleftChin · 05/07/2024 12:35

Whatever1964 · 05/07/2024 12:24

No, I'm the hyperbole on here that a silent majority of women agreed that trans issues were their biggest political concern turned out to actually be a tiny proportion of actual voters. But sure if you want to see getting less votes than a joke party celebrate away.

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More votes than other single issue parties too, longer established.

You can call the Monster Raving Loony Party a joke party - but again, they've been around 40 years - longer than the Liberal Democrats, so whilst they are indeed a protest party, they're hugely experienced and clearly motivated (although to do what is debateable).

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Ereshkigalangcleg · 05/07/2024 12:31

Did WEP get a seat then? Sorry, I missed that. Whereabouts?

Whatever1964 · 05/07/2024 12:26

Ereshkigalangcleg · 05/07/2024 12:04

They're a very new party, not sure what people were expecting? It's a single issue. As pp pointed out the WEP, a much more established party with more money, didn't do any better.

Do you think getting no seats is doing just as bad as getting a seat?

Whatever1964 · 05/07/2024 12:24

CleftChin · 05/07/2024 12:04

So what you're saying is that a brand new, single focus party, with only 6 weeks prep, did as well as a universally known party known as a protest vote with over 40 years of experience?

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No, I'm the hyperbole on here that a silent majority of women agreed that trans issues were their biggest political concern turned out to actually be a tiny proportion of actual voters. But sure if you want to see getting less votes than a joke party celebrate away.

Zeeze · 05/07/2024 12:21

My POW candidate polled better than 2 other independents in the constituency. I voted for her but she was pretty much invisible to most.

Most people are more concerned about getting rid of the Tories, local big stuff like the Grenfell legacy and issues like Israel/Palestine. The turnout was low, more and more people are turning away generally.

SpeckledJimess · 05/07/2024 12:09

SapphireSeptember · 05/07/2024 07:43

Bev White (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire) got 274 votes. 😊
Nearest candidate to me, but not in my area. (I ended up voting for the local independent candidate.)

Katherine Longthorp (Oxford East) got 337 votes.
Nearest candidate to my mum, but not in her area either! (My mum voted SDP.)

I voted for Bev 👊

Ereshkigalangcleg · 05/07/2024 12:04

They're a very new party, not sure what people were expecting? It's a single issue. As pp pointed out the WEP, a much more established party with more money, didn't do any better.

CleftChin · 05/07/2024 12:04

Whatever1964 · 05/07/2024 09:28

Silent majority right? 😂

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So what you're saying is that a brand new, single focus party, with only 6 weeks prep, did as well as a universally known party known as a protest vote with over 40 years of experience?

Hoosemover · 05/07/2024 12:01

How can we make PoW more effective? Is anyone here a member of the party?

CleftChin · 05/07/2024 11:58

Ineverlose · 05/07/2024 10:06

It’s the complete opposite@CleftChin KJK and most of the other candidates for the POW each got the lowest number of votes in their constituency,

There's no point in lies like that - we can all go and look - the were last in 4 constituencies - primarily ones where they were the only non-stream candidate.

In the other 12, they made a good showing against the other independents/small parties.

Ineverlose · 05/07/2024 10:31

No they didn’t do well. They did really badly. No one expected lots of votes but the low number of votes, especially KJKs, were much much worse than anyone expected.

OldCrone · 05/07/2024 10:13

For comparison, these are the results of the more established TWAW Women's Equality Party. They only had 4 candidates.

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-uk-election-results/parties/women-s-equality-party/

POW did remarkably well for a party which has only existed for a few months.

So how did the party of women do?
Ineverlose · 05/07/2024 10:06

It’s the complete opposite@CleftChin KJK and most of the other candidates for the POW each got the lowest number of votes in their constituency,

Whatever1964 · 05/07/2024 09:28

LastTrainEast · 05/07/2024 09:13

Yes, Labour got enough to form a government.

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Silent majority right? 😂

So how did the party of women do?
LastTrainEast · 05/07/2024 09:13

Whatever1964 · 05/07/2024 07:37

Less votes overall than the monster raving loony party

Yes, Labour got enough to form a government.

OneReformedCharacter · 05/07/2024 08:27

Ineverlose · 05/07/2024 08:03

The plan was to get publicity for the issue but the plan didn’t work. A snide article in a local Bristol paper is the sum of the publicity. This disaster is proof that the 8% of people who are on Twitter are just talking to each other in echo chambers and this can give people like KJK an inflated idea about themselves

I think a lot of the problem is that KJK is really unlikeable even to a lot of GC people. To have her speaking to the general public about this particular issue which she knows a lot about, to people who have never even considered the issues at hand - well that’s not going to go down that well. She’s not the most measured debater. I’m sure I’ll get a lot of flak on here for saying it but I wouldn’t have voted for her either. I’d have been more likely to consider the party on the basis of a leaflet through the door than by watching KJK in a hustings or online for example.

it doesn’t really matter they weren’t standing in my area but even so.

CleftChin · 05/07/2024 08:22

Everything has to start somewhere - I doubt any of them were the lowest number of votes in their constituency, despite being excluded from hustings, and generally monstered in the media.

Well done to them for getting this all together in just 6 weeks, and being brave enough to stand. We're going to need them again in 4 years time.

Wumblewimble · 05/07/2024 08:22

Yes everyone who worked for the party of women should be congratulated, there will be more elections and more experience

Villagetoraiseachild · 05/07/2024 08:19

Thanks to those incredibly brave women who risked their personal safety to stand. For almost complete unknowns to the general public they did incredibly well and they can be proud of themselves. They all will have grown in experience and confidence.

Waxingmoons · 05/07/2024 08:18

Well done to the women standing! I’m sure they have make a mark!

Pourquoise · 05/07/2024 08:15

Ineverlose · 05/07/2024 08:03

The plan was to get publicity for the issue but the plan didn’t work. A snide article in a local Bristol paper is the sum of the publicity. This disaster is proof that the 8% of people who are on Twitter are just talking to each other in echo chambers and this can give people like KJK an inflated idea about themselves

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Boiledbeetle · 05/07/2024 08:15

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-uk-election-results/parties/party-of-women/

If you click the link then select each constituency it will tell you how many votes for each of the POW candidates

So how did the party of women do?
So how did the party of women do?
WhitstablePearl · 05/07/2024 08:10

5k overall

Ineverlose · 05/07/2024 08:05

Yes it was a really bad decision to stand in central Bristol. KJK’s lack of strategic thinking is apparent. She bulldozes in without giving any thought to tactics. She literally doesn’t understand strategy.

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