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lemonjelly said:
Agree with this.

Dave has now adapted a new strapline - vote ukip, get labour.
He's linking the 2, hoping people won't vote for UKIP & will remain voting for his party instead. That implies a lot of nasties vote tory btw.

A bit amazeballs, as no-one has mentioned how bad the economy was left following the last labour government for a while...
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His big worry should be that it's clear that if you now vote UKIP you might very well get UKIP. In fact, that's a worry for everyone.
 
Quote of the day from Clacton Resident "Yes I voted UKIP the Tory MP has done nothing for years"
 
How many elections do you guys have?
 
One every five years now. Cameron brought in a law to say we couldn't turf out incompetent governments any sooner than that. Anyone would think he were worried about something.

We have local elections as well (every four years) and European ones of course.
 
Parliament now has a set five year term so the next general election will be in May. These were bye elections in individual constituencies caused by one mp defecting from one party and volunteering for a new election in his seat and by another mp dying.
 
Deutsch Wolf said:
One every five years now. Cameron brought in a law to say we couldn't turf out incompetent governments any sooner than that. Anyone would think he were worried about something.

We have local elections as well (every four years) and European ones of course.
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We have two,one local and one for the national parliament.Both 4 year stints.
 
Paddingtonwolf said:
Parliament now has a set five year term so the next general election will be in May. These were bye elections in individual constituencies caused by one mp defecting from one party and volunteering for a new election in his seat and by another mp dying.
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Huh? Local elections follow the individual,not the party? Here if someone dies someone else in the party jumps in feet first!
 
Our laws say that if the mp dies there must be a new election for that seat. However, if the mp defects to another party an election isn't technically compulsory as the mp is still the person the constituents voted for, albeit wearing a different colour tie, as it were. Saying that they usually choose to have a bye election out of respect for the electorate.
 
Also if the MP resigns completely (like that awful Mensch woman when she decided after two years that she didn't fancy not attending Parliament any more) then they have to have a new election, the party can't just replace them. Prevents them lamping in someone favoured in the party who has nothing to do with the area I suppose. Also technically you'd end up with unelected representatives if they could do that.
 
Paddingtonwolf said:
Our laws say that if the mp dies there must be a new election for that seat. However, if the mp defects to another party an election isn't technically compulsory as the mp is still the person the constituents voted for, albeit wearing a different colour tie, as it were. Saying that they usually choose to have a bye election out of respect for the electorate.
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Not sure that they always do - Carswell reckoned he was a shoe in which is why he went for a by election. Many others would have chickened out and just sat there
 
From memory there's less of an issue if someone just resigns from a party and decides they'll sit the term out as an Independent - but I think these days if you switch party completely then you're pretty much obliged to call a by election. I doubt Mark Reckless would be going up for re-election in a few weeks if he didn't have to - especially as a) he's widely considered to be incredibly lazy and opportunistic and b) the Tories are going for him and that seat in a big way, they are spending silly money on defending it.
 
Paddingtonwolf said:
Our laws say that if the mp dies there must be a new election for that seat. However, if the mp defects to another party an election isn't technically compulsory as the mp is still the person the constituents voted for, albeit wearing a different colour tie, as it were. Saying that they usually choose to have a bye election out of respect for the electorate.
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Complicated stuff.
 
Deutsch Wolf said:
From memory there's less of an issue if someone just resigns from a party and decides they'll sit the term out as an Independent - but I think these days if you switch party completely then you're pretty much obliged to call a by election. I doubt Mark Reckless would be going up for re-election in a few weeks if he didn't have to - especially as a) he's widely considered to be incredibly lazy and opportunistic and b) the Tories are going for him and that seat in a big way, they are spending silly money on defending it.
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Come on! Mark Reckless,George Boycott,Ed Balls...surely not their real names?
 
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