MVM Hackney
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History fans out there will remember the 1983 General Election, when the SDP-Liberal Alliance won 25% of the vote and just 23 seats. With Westminster's bizarre First Past the Post system, two parties can get the same number of votes and get wildly different numbers of seats.
November 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
History fans out there will remember the 1983 General Election, when the SDP-Liberal Alliance won 25% of the vote and just 23 seats. With Westminster's bizarre First Past the Post system, two parties can get the same number of votes and get wildly different numbers of seats.