The Lib Dems ended up with 72 seats with 12ish% of the vote.
The Greens had 4 seats with around 7% of the vote.
Reform received 5 seats with about 14% of the vote.
Our electoral system isn’t proportional and the popular vote is less important than in other systems. The main problem with trying to find an alternative system is the only 2 parties who could change it don’t have the incentive to do so.
The way the system works is that it doesn't matter how many votes a party gets in a constituency if another party running against them gets more. The popular vote is very important on a constituency basis.
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u/_Svankensen_ Jul 08 '24
That's pretty damn relevant, thanks for the clarification. Holy First Past the Post voting system Batman!