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UK Live Election Thread
Sky News ^ | 5/7/15 | Joey Jones

Posted on 05/07/2015 12:42:28 PM PDT by BigEdLB

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1 posted on 05/07/2015 12:42:28 PM PDT by BigEdLB
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To: BigEdLB

This morning, a political observer said that neither Labor or the Tories may win enough seats to form a government.


2 posted on 05/07/2015 12:46:51 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: BigEdLB

I’m not lazy. Just confused. Can anyone sum up the major players, how their govt formation works, effect on staying in EU.
I know there are liberals, conservatives and nationalists and muslims. or something like that lol


3 posted on 05/07/2015 12:47:34 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: BigEdLB

Call it


4 posted on 05/07/2015 12:50:23 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: dp0622

Labour = socialists
Conservatives = RINOs, moderate squishy conservatives
UKIP = True conservatives in the American sense
Liberal Democrats - to the left of the conservatives, maybe not as socialist as Labour.

Just my opinion here.


5 posted on 05/07/2015 12:52:36 PM PDT by mrs9x
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To: BigEdLB

Election Night Special

I’m rooting for the Silly Party

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31FFTx6AKmU


6 posted on 05/07/2015 12:53:07 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dp0622
650 Seats in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Leaders
David Cameron, Conservative
Ed Miliband, Labour
Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat
Nigel Farage, UKIP
Natalie Bennett, Green

also,
Nicola Sturgeon, of the Scottish National Party, which could get a majority of the Scottish Vote and get almost all of the seats there.

It looks like no one will get a majority, but the question is whether a coalition can be formed, and we have about an hour to wait for the first exit polls when the polls close at 10:00 PM there...
7 posted on 05/07/2015 12:54:15 PM PDT by BigEdLB (They need to targelationt the 'Ministry of Virtue' which has nothing to do with virtue.)
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To: BigEdLB

I forgot to add the SNP. Basically socialists with a Scottish nationalist bent.

Has the SNP stated it will form a coalition with Labour?


8 posted on 05/07/2015 12:55:44 PM PDT by mrs9x
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To: SevenofNine

Con 282, Lab 268 LD 17 UKIP 2 SNP 55


9 posted on 05/07/2015 12:56:57 PM PDT by BigEdLB (They need to targelationt the 'Ministry of Virtue' which has nothing to do with virtue.)
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To: mrs9x

They said they would “talk” to Labour. I am an American who is an Election nerd.


10 posted on 05/07/2015 12:57:49 PM PDT by BigEdLB (They need to targelationt the 'Ministry of Virtue' which has nothing to do with virtue.)
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To: mrs9x

Pretty much agree with that.
Labour are Socialists - US Democrats
Tories - RINOS - GOPe
UKIP - More Conservative than not, but mostly a two issue party - controlling immigration and keeping Britain out of the EU
Liberal Dems - Similar to Libertarians but with a more Left of Center bent.


11 posted on 05/07/2015 12:59:08 PM PDT by usafa92 (Conservative in Jersey)
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To: BigEdLB

SNP and Labour seem like bedfellows except for the issue of Scottish independence. They would seem like a natural coalition partner.

It will be interesting if the Conservatives have to reach out to UKIP for a coalition. The big question is this - would the conservatives rather have a grand coalition with Labour or have to crawl to UKIP?


12 posted on 05/07/2015 12:59:45 PM PDT by mrs9x
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To: dp0622

650 constituencies (or districts), somewhat like our Congressional Districts but much smaller and of irregular size in terms of population.

Multiple significant parties, not simply two. The Conservatives are like the establishment Republicans and the UK Independence Party i(or UKIP) is like the Tea Party.

With multiple parties splitting the vote, winners in many districts often have much less than 50 percent of the vote. In England, it’s the Conservatives versus the other conservatives versus the moderates (Liberal Democrats) versus Labour (left-of-center). Even more complex are the “nationalist” parties in Wales and Scotland. And don’t even ask about Northern Ireland. Prior to the last election, all this complexity didn’t matter much. Every election was Conservatives versus Labour. Now, things are all jumbled up.

Once the election is held, the party with the most seats (if less than a majority) will try to find enough partners to have a majority. In their system, the equivalent of Speaker Boehner is the head of government. There is no separate President, and the monarch nowadays is more of a figure head as head of state.


13 posted on 05/07/2015 1:01:08 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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What is sad is that the UKIP can get more votes than LDP and still have far fewer seats


14 posted on 05/07/2015 1:04:10 PM PDT by GeronL (Clearly Cruz 2016)
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To: mrs9x

There should be a Scottish Freedom Party lol


15 posted on 05/07/2015 1:05:02 PM PDT by GeronL (Clearly Cruz 2016)
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To: GeronL

That’s due to the UK’s first past the post system - also inherited by Canada.

A party can win a majority in Parliament with 40% of the vote.

We may be looking tonight at another hung Parliament.


16 posted on 05/07/2015 1:06:58 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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We may be looking tonight at another hung Parliament.

That's a lot of rope.

17 posted on 05/07/2015 1:08:01 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Redmen4ever

They’re called ridings - both the UK and Canada have a lower house styled the House Of Commons.


18 posted on 05/07/2015 1:09:22 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: BigEdLB

Historical note:

This is the first UK election held according to the Fixed Election Act, which calls for elections to be held once every five years according to a set schedule.

Before that, the election date was at the discretion of the Prime Minister.

Canada will also be holding its first scheduled federal election later this year.


19 posted on 05/07/2015 1:16:36 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

risings in Canada, constituencies in UK and Ireland:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_constituencies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_constituencies_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland

electorates in Australia and New Zealand:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisions_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_electorates


20 posted on 05/07/2015 1:51:01 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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