British election shows stupidity of their voting system. Tories get 37% end up running the country

[dcraelin]

What an idiotic result......

Tories get less than 37% of the vote...yet they will govern the country.

Not a single solitary policy they pass will have true legitimacy.

Just as nothing the US Senate passes does.

 

[hipeter924]

Not entirely. It was an awesome result to get rid of Galloway, Farange, and most of UKIP.

 

[dcraelin]

Not entirely. It was an awesome result to get rid of Galloway, Farange, and most of UKIP.

those are genuine voices, out of the box thinkers, it is a tragedy to see them go.

 

[dcraelin]

one good thing about it tho is that with Cameron running the UK....the Scottish nationalists very well might call for another referendum on independence.

 

[Steve_McGarrett]

Not entirely. It was an awesome result to get rid of Galloway, Farange, and most of UKIP.

Farage was the best hope for England to prevent a Muslim take over stopping mass immigration from 3rd world countries..

 

[bodecea]

What an idiotic result......

Tories get less than 37% of the vote...yet they will govern the country.

Not a single solitary policy they pass will have true legitimacy.

Just as nothing the US Senate passes does.

So? They have a multiple party system, you know.

 

[hipeter924]

Not entirely. It was an awesome result to get rid of Galloway, Farange, and most of UKIP.

those are genuine voices, out of the box thinkers, it is a tragedy to see them go.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

What an idiotic result......

Tories get less than 37% of the vote...yet they will govern the country.

Not a single solitary policy they pass will have true legitimacy.

Just as nothing the US Senate passes does.

In other words, you don't like the results, hence the system is stupid.

 

[g5000]

What an idiotic result......

Tories get less than 37% of the vote...yet they will govern the country.

Not a single solitary policy they pass will have true legitimacy.

Just as nothing the US Senate passes does.

The Conservatives got 51% of the vote, not 37%.

Labor got 36%.

 

[hipeter924]

Not entirely. It was an awesome result to get rid of Galloway, Farange, and most of UKIP.

Farage was the best hope for England to prevent a Muslim take over stopping mass immigration from 3rd world countries..

 

[peach174]

What an idiotic result......

Tories get less than 37% of the vote...yet they will govern the country.

Not a single solitary policy they pass will have true legitimacy.

Just as nothing the US Senate passes does.

The Conservatives got 51% of the vote, not 37%.

Labor got 36%.

Yes the Conservatives won big in spite of their news media saying it would be a close vote.
Looks like the world is fed up with the socialists for right now.
Conservatives won big in Australia, Israel and now the U.K.
I bet that Obama is not happy at all that Netanyahu and Cameron are still in power.

 

[Kosh]

What an idiotic result......

Tories get less than 37% of the vote...yet they will govern the country.

Not a single solitary policy they pass will have true legitimacy.

Just as nothing the US Senate passes does.

The Conservatives got 51% of the vote, not 37%.

Labor got 36%.

Yes the Conservatives won big in spite of their news media saying it would be a close vote.
Looks like the world is fed up with the socialists for right now.
Conservatives won big in Australia, Israel and now the U.K.
I bet that Obama is not happy at all that Netanyahu and Cameron are still in power.

Despite the fail attempt of far left posters to misrepresent the facts as they always do.

After the elections the Conservatives control 51% of parliament. The Labour party (Tony Blair's old party) controls 36% of parliament.

However some need to understand that the Conservatives in Britain are more like the almost extinct Blue Dog Democrats here in the US or social conservatives like the log cabin republicans.

 

[hipeter924]

What an idiotic result......

Tories get less than 37% of the vote...yet they will govern the country.

Not a single solitary policy they pass will have true legitimacy.

Just as nothing the US Senate passes does.

The Conservatives got 51% of the vote, not 37%.

Labor got 36%.

Yes the Conservatives won big in spite of their news media saying it would be a close vote.
Looks like the world is fed up with the socialists for right now.
Conservatives won big in Australia, Israel and now the U.K.
I bet that Obama is not happy at all that Netanyahu and Cameron are still in power.

More than that.

I have noticed that a lot of 'left wing' voters stayed home and didn't bother to vote, in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.

My tactical votes were wasted last time (when I gritted by teeth and voted Mana-Internet), as they simply gave up and didn't bother to vote.

So, I don't vote along party lines anymore.

Instead by what a candidate can realistically offer, their level of corruption, their chance of electability, and how bad their opponents are.

 

[g5000]

Oh, I see what dcraelin was talking about now.

While the Conservative Party won 51% of the seats, they did indeed only win 36.9% of the popular vote.

But this is to be expected in countries that have more than two major parties. I explain this to dunderheads who want the US to have more than two major parties all the time.

 

[hipeter924]

What an idiotic result......

Tories get less than 37% of the vote...yet they will govern the country.

Not a single solitary policy they pass will have true legitimacy.

Just as nothing the US Senate passes does.

The Conservatives got 51% of the vote, not 37%.

Labor got 36%.

Yes the Conservatives won big in spite of their news media saying it would be a close vote.
Looks like the world is fed up with the socialists for right now.
Conservatives won big in Australia, Israel and now the U.K.
I bet that Obama is not happy at all that Netanyahu and Cameron are still in power.

Despite the fail attempt of far left posters to misrepresent the facts as they always do.

After the elections the Conservatives control 51% of parliament. The Labour party (Tony Blair's old party) controls 36% of parliament.

However some need to understand that the Conservatives in Britain are more like the almost extinct Blue Dog Democrats here in the US or social conservatives like the log cabin republicans.

The Conservatives are a centralist party, so they aren't extreme one way or the other.

 

[deltex1]

What an idiotic result......

Tories get less than 37% of the vote...yet they will govern the country.

Not a single solitary policy they pass will have true legitimacy.

Just as nothing the US Senate passes does.

Best not to point fingers. Look at who we ended up with for 8 years of feckin malaise...

 

[paulitician]

Great Britain's glory days are long long gone. It's a mere shell of its former self. Without the U.S. standing behind it, it would fall to just about any Nation that has a beef with it. It's just a small insignificant island nation at this point. The collapse is complete. Who's in charge of the mess, is of no importance. Doesn't matter.

 

[hipeter924]

What an idiotic result......

Tories get less than 37% of the vote...yet they will govern the country.

Not a single solitary policy they pass will have true legitimacy.

Just as nothing the US Senate passes does.

Best not to point fingers. Look at who we ended up with for 8 years of feckin malaise...

The UK is way less messed up politically than the US, and they are doing a lot better job of paying down debt and cutting deficits: Budget 2015 some of the things we ve announced - News stories - GOV.UK

2. Debt will be falling as a share of GDP in 2015-16
Debt will be falling as a share of GDP from 2015-16. This is a year earlier than forecast at Autumn Statement.

By 2014-15, the deficit is forecast to have fallen by half, from 10.2% at its peak in 2009-10, to 5% in 2014-15.

In 2018-19, the government will have a surplus (will raise more in taxes than is being spent) of £5.2 billion.

 

[Bootneck]

What an idiotic result......

Tories get less than 37% of the vote...yet they will govern the country.

Not a single solitary policy they pass will have true legitimacy.

Just as nothing the US Senate passes does.

Clearly, you know nothing about the British political system. I suggest you do some research before posting on a subject foreign to your knowledge bank. That way you'll avoid making yourself look foolish.

 

[Kosh]

What an idiotic result......

Tories get less than 37% of the vote...yet they will govern the country.

Not a single solitary policy they pass will have true legitimacy.

Just as nothing the US Senate passes does.

The Conservatives got 51% of the vote, not 37%.

Labor got 36%.

Yes the Conservatives won big in spite of their news media saying it would be a close vote.
Looks like the world is fed up with the socialists for right now.
Conservatives won big in Australia, Israel and now the U.K.
I bet that Obama is not happy at all that Netanyahu and Cameron are still in power.

Despite the fail attempt of far left posters to misrepresent the facts as they always do.

After the elections the Conservatives control 51% of parliament. The Labour party (Tony Blair's old party) controls 36% of parliament.

However some need to understand that the Conservatives in Britain are more like the almost extinct Blue Dog Democrats here in the US or social conservatives like the log cabin republicans.

The Conservatives are a centralist party, so they aren't extreme one way or the other.

That is what I posted..