Brace for the most distorted election result in British history

There is no doubt about which party will win the upcoming elections in UK. However, as this data analysis shows, Labour is on course to win about 70 percent of all seats in parliament with about 40 percent of the vote. That is, even by British standards, an extreme distortion of voters’ intent and could well further deepen people’s distrust in democracy.


From Weekly Filet #495, in June 2024.

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