The Telegraph of Great Britain has compiled this chart, which averages in the results of all recent leading polls for the May 7 House of Commons election. The compilation shows Labour and Conservative each with 34%. UKIP has 14%; Liberal Democrat has 8%; Green has 6%. That leaves 4% for other parties, including especially the Scottish National Party, which is expected to win most of the Scotland seats.
SNP would have a better showing of the vote, except for the fact that it only runs in Scotland, and Scotland only comprises 8% of the population of the United Kingdom.
It seems likely that if the two largest parties in the end to win only 68% of the total vote, there will be renewed discussion in Great Britain for ranked-choice voting, if not proportional representation.
There won’t be discussion of ranked choice – that was rejected and really isn’t supported by PR or FPTP activists. The increasing number of MPs elected on sub-40% votes will fuel the PR bandwagon but not nearly enough to force it through.
Discussion has really moved over to an empowered Upper House elected via PR. Then you get the democratically elected check on our ‘elected dictatorship’ which is increasingly obviously needed.
Do the Brits want to be somewhat stable like Germany with P.R. or be like UNSTABLE France without P.R. ???
i.e. IF SNP wins enough seats to be the balance of power will the SNP *leaders* have enough brain cells to DEMAND P.R. as the FIRST LAW in the new regime — with even a new P.R. election by Oct-Nov 2015 ???
Demo Rep- Why would the SNP want PR? If they win virtually every seat in Scotland and do not contest seats outside of Scotland how could PR help them?
To Divide and Conquer the ANTI- Democracy minority rule Brit regime.
i.e. P.R. in the UK regime = Scotland more quickly independent and OUT of the control of the UK Brits —
See [southern] Ireland.
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P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
I don’t see your logic since another referendum would most likely be required but okay.