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andrewducker) wrote2010-04-19 01:26 pm
andrewducker) wrote2010-04-19 01:26 pm
Why I'm in favour of Proportional Representation
According to the BBC, the current polls show Lib Dems on 33%, Conservatives on 32%, Labour on 26%.
Which would give a seat allocation of Conservatives: 246, Labour 241, Lib Dems: 134.
Or, in a more easily digestible table format:
It should be pretty fucking obvious that this is an electoral system that is fucked in the head.
Which would give a seat allocation of Conservatives: 246, Labour 241, Lib Dems: 134.
Or, in a more easily digestible table format:
| Party | Percentage | Seats |
| Lib Dems | 33% | 134 |
| Conservatives | 32% | 246 |
| Labour | 26% | 241 |
It should be pretty fucking obvious that this is an electoral system that is fucked in the head.
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So it's really hard to make any good guesses about the qualifications of the Lords who showed up at the House of Lords, debated and voted. But I have a strong suspicion that you'd find them better educated (whether with a piece of paper to show for it or not) than the general populace. Far too many of the current House of Commons are career politicians, funded by corporate interests and at the mercy of the "bread and circuses" mob for me to be sure they will pass "good" law ... so having a second chamber that has a different spread of backgrounds and isn't directly answerable to the populace through an election, gives a chance for law to be made better ... and if the House of Commons doesn't agree, then they have the power to overrule the House of Lords and pass the law anyway.