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May 7th | UK General Election 2015 OT - Please go vote!

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Varion

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Tak3n said:
LMAO I don't think I would ever say to someone not to bother, but you are just about at that point
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At least voting Labour in a Labour safe seat makes me feel like my vote was worth something.

Even though it really, really wasn't.
 
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Saiyar

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GRW810 said:
BBC's live news feed has been posting photos of quirky polling stations throughout the day. It got me wondering - who decides the location and suitability of a station?

I've always imagined they were churches or village halls but I've heard of pubs, cafes and even a house being used across the country. Do the owners volunteer and apply for their property to be used or do councils approach them? Seems strange that even the smallest, out-of-the-way hamlet wouldn't at least have a church or village hall.
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The local council makes a list of polling stations and submits it to the electoral commission. That is why council buildings like schools often get used. I don't think there are any rules about what can be used, as long as it is politically neutral.
 
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MLH

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Halton constituency here, Voter power is 0.033 :( (ranked #617/ 650).
Thankfully I'm very happy with Derek Twigg, he does a fine job, plus I'm more labour/ left leaning politically. Went and voted this morning!
 
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mr-paul said:
Has ANYONE here got a full vote then???

Exactly why we need a more proportional system.
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The method used means it is impossible to get a full vote; it assumes only votes that were cast for a winning candidate counted, and then weights the vote according to the relative likelihood of that vote influencing the outcome compared to any other vote. A bit of guesstimate maths says you can't have more than ~0.6 of a vote given those assumptions (under FPTP, anyway), so our fellow above who got 0.583 is clearly in an ultramarginal.
 
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Psychotext

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Crab said:
The method used means it is impossible to get a full vote; it assumes only votes that were cast for a winning candidate counted, and then weights the vote according to the relative likelihood of that vote influencing the outcome compared to any other vote. A bit of guesstimate maths says you can't have more than ~0.6 of a vote given those assumptions (under FPTP, anyway), so our fellow above who got 0.583 is clearly in an ultramarginal.
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No it's not: http://www.voterpower.org.uk/cardiff-north

In Cardiff North, one person does not really have one vote, they have the equivalent of 1.026 votes.

Voters in Cardiff North have 3.36x more voting power than the UK average.
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Kotetsu534

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I'm pretty sure that site needs updated regarding the huge shift that's happened in Scotland - it thinks Glasgow South is one of the safest seats in the country, but it's likely going to swing tonight.
 
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Psychotext

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Kotetsu534 said:
I'm pretty sure that site needs updated regarding the huge shift that's happened in Scotland - it thinks Glasgow South is one of the safest seats in the country, but it's likely going to swing tonight.
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A number of the super marginals aren't going to be so marginal when the Lib Dem implosion is taken into account too.
 
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Saiyar

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0.021 here. Usually an ultra safe seat fro Labour, the crazy thing is they might just lose it this time.
 
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nib95

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Kotetsu534 said:
I'm pretty sure that site needs updated regarding the huge shift that's happened in Scotland - it thinks Glasgow South is one of the safest seats in the country, but it's likely going to swing tonight.
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Guessing it's just not very accurate to current polling. Whatever you do, don't let it dissuade anyone from voting.
 
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Deleted member 231381

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fuck me this is dull

I want results, counts, controversy, melt-downs, cledges and the martial execution of Katie Hopkins

why must 10pm take so long to arriiiive
 
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Lego Boss

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Voted Labour in the general in Nicky Morgan's constituency (Loughborough). Don't think she will get kicked out but l would love it LOVE IT if she did.

Wife and l voted Green in local. She can't vote in general as she's an immigrant and doesn't deserve a say in the running of the country.

She works for the MoJ in Asylum.and Immigration tribunals.

Oh the irony.
 
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painey

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argh! my UK VPN is gone :( I was planning on watching the BBC coverage tonight.. gunna have to trawl the internet to find BBC being streamed online now :(
 
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Chozolore

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Uzzy said:
Did my bit for democracy, and voted Labour. Sadly as I said before, I'm in a ludicrously safe seat, so my vote barely matters. But I figured that if I wanted my constituency to be less of a safe seat in future, then voting to try and cut the sitting MP's majority would be one way to try and do that. So here's hoping.
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I'm in the same position.
 
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Walshicus

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Voted. Went Labour for MP (not that it makes any difference here in Chichester).

Also two separate council elections? Could choose up to 5 on one paper and up to 3 on another. To be honest I didn't realise that was also happening today, but did a mix of Green and Lib Dem crosses.
 
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Lumley

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0.891 - Voters in Stockton South have 2.92x more voting power than the UK average.

Glad I opted for the postal vote rather than voting in-person at Uni (0.527 - Loughborough)
 
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QuicheFontaine

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Crab said:
fuck me this is dull

I want results, counts, controversy, melt-downs, cledges and the martial execution of Katie Hopkins

why must 10pm take so long to arriiiive
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Watch the Chesterfield vs PNE play off. That's what I'm doing.

Edit:

GOOOOOAAAAAL! Come on North End!
 
Woffls

Woffls

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New Forest West - 0.042, Conservative ultra safe.

Yep, that seems about right for a town with an Aga shop next to a Waitrose.
 
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