Tag Archives: ELECTION SYSTEMS
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The Goldblog guide to what to watch for on #election2019 night
Leave a commentDecember 12, 2019 by Paul Goldsmith
If, like me, you are staying up for election night, it might be useful to know what you are looking …
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What’s happened to the Brexit Party in #election2019 shows how our electoral system is undemocratic and unrepresentative and should change
2December 10, 2019 by Paul Goldsmith
The Brexit Party won the last national election but is effectively unable to compete in this General Election. For this, …
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The Brexit Party don’t need this election to have already won
1November 13, 2019 by Paul Goldsmith
The election system in this country means Nigel Farage has little choice but to stand down candidates to get Brexit …
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Why anti-Brexit parties are standing aside
4November 12, 2019 by Paul Goldsmith
There are some very disappointed candidates in England and Wales as they are having to explain to their potential constituents …
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A new political party doesn’t have to win seats in Parliament to be successful
Leave a commentSeptember 18, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
During the August political news ‘silly-season’, James Chapman, former Chief of Staff to Brexit Secretary David Davis, started a one-man …
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Why we are unlikely to get a change in election system
2May 17, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
The problems with trying to get a referendum on changing the election system (the way in which votes are …
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First Past the Post – Disproportional Representation or Producer of stable government?
Leave a commentMay 11, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
Let’s start with the two graphs above. On the left are the actual seats won. One the right are …
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The Electoral Maths that could put George Galloway in charge
Leave a commentMay 5, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
Take a look at the demands above. They are those of a George Galloway. Given the Respect Party MP …
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Why the Liberal Democrats must be giving thanks for First Past the Post
3April 12, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
At one stage, during the mass leaders’ debate last week, Nick Clegg turned and demanded an apology from Ed Miliband …
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FPTP encourages Greens to be unrealistic in their demands.
Leave a commentFebruary 8, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
The rise in the fortunes of the Greens, both literally with their soaring membership, and politically with their strong opinion …
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Wales 2015 Part 1 – As you were
Leave a commentJanuary 2, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
Whereas Scotland’s 2015 results could change the course of the 2015 General election result, the results from Wales will not. …
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Northern Ireland 2 – The most important constitutencies
Leave a commentDecember 30, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The best way to predict what will happen in Northern Ireland’s 18 constituencies in the 2015 General election is to …
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If UKIP learn how to play the FPTP election system properly it could make 20 seats’ difference
Leave a commentNovember 26, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Whilst he was lauding UKIP’s victories in the Clacton and Rochester & Strood by-elections, I couldn’t help noticing a not …
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Israel’s electorate didn’t “choose” their government
Leave a commentAugust 15, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
One of the criticisms I have heard about Israelis over the past month is that if they were interested in …
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