In Georgia’s chaotic primary, as many as 1,000 voters may have cast ballots by mail and in person, secretary of state says
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Just the facts, for now. This election holds huge significance, and the impact of the UK's First Past The Post voting system provides crucial context for understanding the result.
Party | Share of Votes | Total Seats | Share of Seats |
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Conservative | 43.6% | 364 | 56.0% |
Labour | 32.2% | 203 | 31.2% |
Scottish National Party | 3.9% | 48 | 7.4% |
Liberal Democrat | 11.5% | 11 | 1.7% |
Democratic Unionist Party | 0.8% | 8 | 1.2% |
Sinn Féin | 0.6% | 7 | 1.1% |
Plaid Cymru | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% |
Social Democratic and Labour Party | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% |
Green | 2.7% | 1 | 0.15% |
Alliance | 0.4% | 1 | 0.15% |
Brexit | 2% | 0 | 0% |
Ind | 0.6% | 0 | 0% |
Change | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Other | 0.8% | 0 | 0% |
All data from The Guardian, with 649/650 seats declared (still awaiting St Ives).
Article: https://thetyee.ca/News/2019/04/25/First-Past-The-Post-Civil-Rights-Issue/ (April 2019)
Press release (October 9th, 2019) about the court filing: Court challenge against Canada’s unfair voting system to be filed today
Tweet confirming the filing: https://twitter.com/Challenge4FV/status/1181992387394113536
(Sorry about the weird format but I couldn't find a recent news article and I wanted to provide more info than just the press release.)