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I found an old PMs list
And this left me wondering. Lets say there was only one debate in 2010. It was the week before the election and Britain went into a high
Electoral Calculus *"Boo! boo! Rhubarb! Custard!"* puts the Lib Dems on around 130 seats on the one poll they were in the lead. Lets say the Lib Dems get the best possibly result and hit 130 seats. with the Tories on around 260 and Labour on around 230-240.
What would the subsequent government look like? What would happen regards any voting reform.? Is this literally something done before? If so, which TL was it?
(Said electoral calculus list has people like Chuka Umunna, Tristram Hunt, Andrew Lansley and Emily Thornbury losing their seats)
2010-2024: David Cameron (Conservative-Liberal Democrats Coalition) (1)
Def 2010: Gordon Brown (Labour) Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrats) Caroline Lucas (Greens) Nigel Farage (UKIP )
2011: Alternative Vote Referendum: 51% Yes 49% No
2014: Scottish Independence Referendum: 51% Leave 49% Remain
2014-2015: George Osborne (Conservative-Liberal Democrats Coalition) (2)
2015-2016 George Osborne Conservative Minority
Def 2015: Andy Burnham (Labour) Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrats) Nigel Farage (UKIP) Natalie Bennet (Greens)
EU Membership Referendum: 53% Remain 47% Leave
2016-2024 George Osborne (Conservative-Liberal Democrats Coalition)
Def 2020: Tristram Hunt (Labour) Evan Harris (Liberal Democrats) Amelia Womack/David Lammy (Green-Left) John Rees-Evans (UKIP)
2024-Present: Priti Patel (Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition)
Def 2010: Gordon Brown (Labour) Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrats) Caroline Lucas (Greens) Nigel Farage (UKIP )
2011: Alternative Vote Referendum: 51% Yes 49% No
2014: Scottish Independence Referendum: 51% Leave 49% Remain
2014-2015: George Osborne (Conservative-Liberal Democrats Coalition) (2)
2015-2016 George Osborne Conservative Minority
Def 2015: Andy Burnham (Labour) Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrats) Nigel Farage (UKIP) Natalie Bennet (Greens)
EU Membership Referendum: 53% Remain 47% Leave
2016-2024 George Osborne (Conservative-Liberal Democrats Coalition)
Def 2020: Tristram Hunt (Labour) Evan Harris (Liberal Democrats) Amelia Womack/David Lammy (Green-Left) John Rees-Evans (UKIP)
2024-Present: Priti Patel (Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition)
- Failed to secure a majority and formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats, who secured 144 seats following a popular performance by Nick Clegg in the Leaders debate. There was a big call for electoral reform after the election with the Liberal Democrats getting barely 0.5% less votes than the tories but half the seats and still 50 seats less than Labour, despite getting 10% more of the vote. This resulted in the referendum over a Switch to the Alternative Vote system
- Cameron and Miliband both resgned following Scotland’s independence
And this left me wondering. Lets say there was only one debate in 2010. It was the week before the election and Britain went into a high
Electoral Calculus *"Boo! boo! Rhubarb! Custard!"* puts the Lib Dems on around 130 seats on the one poll they were in the lead. Lets say the Lib Dems get the best possibly result and hit 130 seats. with the Tories on around 260 and Labour on around 230-240.
What would the subsequent government look like? What would happen regards any voting reform.? Is this literally something done before? If so, which TL was it?
(Said electoral calculus list has people like Chuka Umunna, Tristram Hunt, Andrew Lansley and Emily Thornbury losing their seats)
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