Friar Bijou wrote:
A general election is held.
Party A = 30% of the Parli seats
Party B = 30% of the Parli seats
Party C = 20% of the Parli seats
Party D = 20% of the Parli seats
With no clear majority for any party, Party A and B declare thay are now the A/B party, take control of Parli and pick any goddam MP they want to be PM?
I mean, more or less?
Nobby may have more to say here but that situation (30%, 30%, 20%, 20%) will not occur. We use a 'first past the post' for electing MPs for a reason, so that we do not gain hung parliaments.
If you view the last results
here you can clearly see that Labour have a parliamentary majority based on a voting percentage of just 35% v's the Tory 32%.
While some may say this is unfair and proportional representation should be used, I have yet to see a system with proportional representation be successful.
Nobby is technically correct about the position of Prime Minister, but I doubt a parliament would last very long if a switch in PM was made without good reason (death, illness). Brown is suffering enough with questions of his legitimacy for the position with jibes in PM questions and the press.
Deposing your leader you has also been shown to be a party/vote killer. It split the conservatives in half after they forced out Margaret Thatcher. The Liberal Democrats have some blood on their hands too with Charles Kennedy.
