#first-past-the-post

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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Keir Starmer's legacy could be electoral reform or Farage as prime minister | Polly Toynbee

Britain's first-past-the-post system makes it vulnerable to a populist right takeover, with Reform UK polling high enough to potentially win power.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Diane Abbott: I advised Jeremy Corbyn not to start new party

There were people around Jeremy encouraging him to set up a new party and I told him not to, she said. It's very difficult under the first-past-the-post system for a new party to absolutely win. If it wasn't first past the post then you can see how a new party could come through, but I understand why he did it.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

Sir John Curtice: The map that shows Reform's triumph was much more than a protest vote

Reform's local election performance challenges traditional party dominance in local governance.
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