Friday, May 08, 2015

How much was your vote worth?

Two parties, two different stories.

Party
%
Votes
Seats
CON
36.9%
11,334,920
331
LAB
30.4%
9,347,326
232
SNP
4.7%
1,454,436
56
LIB DEM
7.9% 2,415,888
8
GRN
3.8%
1,157,613
1
UKIP
12.6%
3,881,129
1

A few observations to get you thinking.

The Greens polled 296,823 votes (3.8% of total) less than the SNP (4.7% of total) and get 1 seat compared to SNPs 56.

The Lib Dems polled 961,452 votes (7.9% of total) more than SNP (4.7% of total) and get 8 seats compared to SNPs 56.

The UKIP polled 2,426,693 votes (12.6% of total) more than SNP (4.7% of total) and get 1 seat compared to the SNPs 56.

The UKIP polled 1,465,241 votes (12.6% of total) more than the Lib Dems (7.9% of total) and get 1 seat compared to the Lib Dems 8.

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