How Many Votes Does It Take for a Party to Win a Seat?
Vote shares only make sense in context, so how can we know how many it takes to win?
Latest writing by Jack Bailey
Hi, I'm Jack Bailey.
I'm a political scientist at the University of Manchester and a Co-Director of the British Election Study.
I study elections and electoral systems, and I welcome requests for comment and collaboration.
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Taxing on a Curve
Why not replace the UK's system of cliff edge tax changes with a continuous income tax curve instead?
Just Use MMP
Mixed-Member Proportional Representation is the path of least resistance to electoral reform in the UK.