They predict the vote counting will end at about 3:00am or so and I can't sleep right now so yeah. >>
Eh, with the major parties that's how it works, like Labor (Gordon Brown), Conservative (David Cameron) and Liberal Democrat (Nick Clegg). You go for the leaders. But the others have ideologies and stuff you're meant to get behind.
The way the system works makes sense in a weirdly convoluted way. Each area of England is divided up into Areas, and then further divided into Constituencies within this. Each Constituency votes for people from their area that have chosen to represent a party (my area only has 5; UKIP, Lib Dem, Conservative, Labor and BNP orz, while other areas can have more or less, and therefore less options) and the votes are tallied. Whoever wins the most votes in that Constituency gets a seat in Parliament and a chance to shout their ideas and hope someone hears. Get enough people from your own team and you're bound to be heard.
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Date: 2010-05-07 12:23 am (UTC)Eh, with the major parties that's how it works, like Labor (Gordon Brown), Conservative (David Cameron) and Liberal Democrat (Nick Clegg). You go for the leaders. But the others have ideologies and stuff you're meant to get behind.
The way the system works makes sense in a weirdly convoluted way. Each area of England is divided up into Areas, and then further divided into Constituencies within this. Each Constituency votes for people from their area that have chosen to represent a party (my area only has 5; UKIP, Lib Dem, Conservative, Labor and BNP orz, while other areas can have more or less, and therefore less options) and the votes are tallied. Whoever wins the most votes in that Constituency gets a seat in Parliament and a chance to shout their ideas and hope someone hears. Get enough people from your own team and you're bound to be heard.
Ah, England, you're so schizo.