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Proportional Commons retweeted
An occasional reminder to check Bluesky for
@PropVoting updates, giving recounts of the latest votes in the House of Commons 👇
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Our FPTP voting system is killing people.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
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Remember to check Bluesky for @PropVoting updates 👇
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#PollOfTheDay
Should @Keir_Starmer’s priorities for his @UKLabour government include constitutional reform- specifically should he #GetPRDone?
Right now they don’t.
#MakeVotesMatter
Please comment and RT
88%Yes
12%No
89 votes • Final results Proportional Commons retweeted
Agreed, especially since the Commons vote on this only passed because seats don't match votes! 👇🤷♂️
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ALT This chart is a proportional recount of a vote in the House of Commons. The top two bars show the number of MPs from each party who voted Aye or No in the division. The bottom two bars show the number of voters those MPs represent. For example, if a party won two million votes in the general election and half of that party's MPs voted in the division, that would represent one million voters. In many cases, more voters are represented by the MPs on the losing side. This is because seats don't match votes with First Past the Post (FPTP). Recounts are shown in terms of ideal MPs who all represent the same number of people. The method is not a simulation of a PR elected Commons. It is intended to highlight the distortion of FPTP. For more details, see the FAQ: https://tinyurl.com/4hxyc8e7
Proportional Commons retweeted
Indeed. If we count the number of people represented by MPs when voting on legislation, rather than simply counting the number of MPs voting, the result is very different.
Here's a list of legislation that passed, even though the MPs opposing it represented more people 👇
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Could implement policies against our will? 🤔
That's an interesting way of putting it. I think 👇 is an example of what you mean. Plenty more examples are available via @PropVoting 😬
#MakeVotesMatter
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Division 140, 2023-01-16: Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Second Reading
Aye/No: 308/247 (Tellers: 309/249)
PR recount: 250/321
If seats matched votes, result would CHANGE from Aye (by 61) to No (by 71). #MakeVotesMatter #FBPPR
Proportional Commons retweeted
It's always good to see MPs standing up for democracy.
In this case, be sure to mention that the MPs voting against the REUL bill at 2nd reading represented more people👇
It would already have failed if seats matched votes 🤷♂️
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Division 73, 2022-10-25: Retained EU Law Bill: Second Reading
Aye/No: 275/224 (Tellers: 280/225)
PR recount: 222/295
If seats matched votes, result would CHANGE from Aye (by 51) to No (by 73). #MakeVotesMatter #FBPPR
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Perhaps an American company?🤔
Parliament voted to prevent this via an amendment to the Trade bill👇
But seats don't match votes, so yeah... this could happen.
#MakeVotesMatter
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Happily, Parliament agrees with you. Unhappily, we have FPTP and seats don't match votes, so the bill passed its Commons stages anyway. But it should have failed - the MPs voting *against* it represented more people.
#MakeVotesMatter
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So the Public Order bill failed at 3rd reading - or rather, it would have done if seats matched votes... 🤔
#MakeVotesMatter #FBPPR
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Division 45, 2022-07-18: Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government
Aye/No: 347/238 (Tellers: 349/238)
PR recount: 280/309
If seats matched votes, result would CHANGE from Aye (by 109) to No (by 29). #MakeVotesMatter #FBPPR
Proportional Commons retweeted
"The British people should be able to vote for their priorities..."
@PropVoting agrees. There was a vote on the #BordersBill and the MPs opposed to it represented more people.
But you're pushing ahead anyway because seats don't match votes 🤔
#MakeVotesMatter
We must fully take back control of our borders. That means leaving the jurisdiction of the ECHR. #Suella4Leader
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Isn't a compromise better than ignoring people?
If extreme views get votes, why shouldn't they be represented fairly?
Isn't a "watered down" vote better than having your vote ignored?
And if is so awful, why don't PR countries all demand FPTP?
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How to read @PropVoting charts:
The top two bars show the result in the Commons. Equal bars mean equal numbers of MPs from the parties.
The bottom two bars show the proportional recount. Equal bars mean equal numbers of people who voted for the parties.
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Parliament's view on deportations to Rwanda: on balance, we'd rather this didn't pass into law.
That is, the MPs voting against it represented more people.
But the bill passed anyway because seats don't match votes 🤷♂️🤦♂️👇
#MakeVotesMatter
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Hopefully, the Commons will accept this too - the MPs defending the Lords will represent more people than those blocking it.
That's much better than simply counting the MPs who vote Aye/No 🤔
@PropVoting means #MakeVotesMatter
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The Commons is doing a good job of supporting the Lords so far: the MPs voting in favour of the LAs tonight represented MORE people than those blocking them, in every division👇
But they were still blocked because seats don't match votes 🤷♂️
#MakeVotesMatter
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