** Official MN Election Night Thread - let's hold hands and wait together ** Pt2

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oops filled the other one

OTOH nearly 2% voted BNP, meaning... about 6 seats would be theirs?

13 seats for BNP sorry with 2%

thats the bastard aspect of democracy. pr can be done in different ways though that perhaps could prevent that sort of thing. far too addled to think about it atm.

But they've gone down

well no asecretlemonadedrinker because, like in germany now, we would have a minimum % of votes in place so ensure than fringe parties who could hold the balance of power to the detriment of the country such as the BNP etc would not be able to gain seats on such low figures.

I just started a thread (WWYD if you were Nick Clegg) saying I'd align with Labour, who've just starting spouting electoral reform, ask for a referendum and push for an election the minute that's past....

I absolutely agree with you, ID.

They might have gone down in votes, (have they, not checked that) but in a situation of a hung parliament, or where the % of the votes across the country is split so closely, then it matters. It matters a lot that they have such a close figure to the labour party yet will not be truly represented, whether less people voted for them or not. I had never been fair, but now, for some reason i feel it more.

Are we going to know in the next 3 hours?

I have to go teach a class in 15 mins

OYBBK yes you would have say minimum votes to be able to gain a seat set at say 4% of the votes? And you can split PR to allow different voting for local MP and national party.

thanks ID, been a long time since I've properly looked into pr (had given up hope of it ever happening) also got brain capacity of a gnat this am!

dh has just emerged. making emergency toast.

my projection:

Tories: 314
Labour: 257
Lib Dems: 51
Unionists: 9
SNP: 6
Sinn Fein: 4
Plaid: 3
SDLP: 3
Green: 1
Alliance: 1
Speaker: 1

324 needed for victory

So Tories plus unionists = 323, versus 323 for all other parties.....

Seems to mean another election in a few months time.

not sure I can do this again!!!

Sinn Fein could be 5 - any update on that I wonder? Shame Tory and Sinn Fein couldn't join forces

OMG I have to go to work. I can't bear not knowing!!!!

I have just one thing to say...What a farce! (No great surprise really!!)

poplar still verifying!!!!!

There is abolsutely NO WAY conservatives can take power on that little majority, they do not have absolute majority over all other parties.

Is it more likely a re-election or coalition?

Hampstead & Kilburn recount! Again.

Frakkin - may still not finally know til you get back.

hampstead having a recount. took 6 hours for first count. wonder what their polling station queues were like last night.

asecretlemonadedrinker seriously? sinn fein and the tories?

I recon another election with all this running out of paper and re counts and queues...

Lol, I know, but it would give them the power of 5 more seats and would suit me just fine!

Cant believe Conservs just lost a seat by 175!

where i am, the tories won on a majority of 900. So a recount in many areas not surprising. How gutting for those areas that have lost hundreds of votes due to late voters. Really could have made the difference

anywhere where votes h ave been lost and the result is close, there is a high chance of legal challenges

I would not want sinn fein in any sort of power/coalition. Given their history. And given my brother is in the forces.