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Originally Posted by jedward fever
If I was able to vote I would vote yes,because it would have stopped the hung parliment we had in the last election,plus conservatives will have a better chance at winning imo.
But even if they dont win I always believe the majority should always get what they want.
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Sorry my friend jf but the expert analysis of what may have happened under AV at the last election is as follows.
Conservatives got 307 seats on FPTP, but under AV they would have likely got only 282 (25 less).
Labour got 258 seats on FPTP, but under AV they would have likely got 262 (4 more)
Lib Dems got 57 seats on FPTP, but under AV they would have likely got 78 (21 more).
Other parties would have still likely got 28 seats on both electoral systems.
AV if it is voted in would very likely make it unlikely for the Conservative party to ever again get an overall majority in elections,it's why the Conservative party and David Cameron are now getting so worked up about it.
In my view thankfully this silly system that would only benefit the Lib Dems looks like being voted against.
Also as Livia says, under AV hung parliaments would be the norm under AV.