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Originally Posted by Kizzy

It says 37% of the population were wrong

...and that 63% were more probably right.

Having said that,I blame Tony Blair for this, he went on about fairer elections until he got power.
He and Paddy Ashdown had talks and ideas as to a re-alignment of the left and electoral reform.

Had Blair got a much smaller majority in 1997,it may have been that he would have proposed change after the 2001 election.

No chance now at present but that does not negate the argument that it is ridiculous for a party to get less than 4 out of 10 people voting for it and to then be able to govern unchecked at all.

Silly comparison but a commons vote could not be won with less than 4 out of 10 MPs supporting it.
The Conservatives are quick to go on about legitimate majorities Unions should have to call for strikes.
Yet they can govern despite 6 out of 10 of every voters voting against them.
The same applies to the Labour govt; of 2005 too.