02 August 2010
Our Voting Systm
CANDIDATES
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Hain | Labour | 17,172 | 46.3 | -6.3 |
| Alun Llewelyn | Plaid Cymru | 7,397 | 19.9 | +2.8 |
| Frank Little | Liberal Democrat | 5,535 | 14.9 | +0.6 |
| Emmeline Owens | Conservative | 4,847 | 13.1 | +1.5 |
| Michael Green | British National Party | 1,342 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| James Bevan | UK Independence Party | 829 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | 9,775 | 26.3 | ||
| Turnout | 37,122 | 64.9 | +2.4 | |
This is not good enough!
No candidate should take a seat in the House of Commons with less that 50% of the votes cast - see OUR VOTING SYSTEM (Menu).
Peter Hain had 17,192 votes, that is, 46.3% of the votes cast.
Others, those who opposed him had 19,960 votes, that is, 53.7% of the votes cast.
In other words, more voted against Peter Hain than for him. This cannot be considered fair. Clearly the voting system should be changed. Electors deserve a better system.
Any fair minded MP is sure to agree with this
