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To: DallasBiff

4 MP seats at 14% of the vote - But Liberal Democrats at 12% get 71 seats!


5 posted on 07/05/2024 6:56:14 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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To: Alas Babylon!

It sorta can work that way in the house too.


7 posted on 07/05/2024 7:03:08 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: Alas Babylon!

It’s pretty much the same as here. There are 435 seats in Congress and therefore 435 separate elections. If a party lost each election by one vote, the total vote would be very close to 50%, yet the number of seats won would be zero.


12 posted on 07/05/2024 7:21:38 AM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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