2015 election results. Wikipedia/Italay90, Cryptographic.2014. Some rights reserved.Every national election comes with a depressing reminder of the lacunae in our so-called democratic system, and of something perhaps even more dispiriting: namely, that our political leaders favour democracy only when it favours them.
For a very long time – as long as anyone alive can possibly remember – our first past the post (FPTP) method of selecting MPs has favoured Labour and the Tories, and it continues to do so. These two parties are joined, for the time being at least, by the SNP, which, through no fault of its own and perhaps against its own principles, now enjoys the same sumptuous benefits of the system. Here’s why.
(Columns below: Vote share %, Seat share %, Seats, Proportional seats*)
