Legitimacy

[tobyaw]

There are fifty nine Westminster seats contested in Scotland. The Liberal Democrats hold eleven seats with 18.9% of the vote; the Conservatives hold a single seat with 16.7% of the vote. Together the coalition government gained 35.6% of the Scottish vote.

In 2005 Labour formed a government with 35.3% of the vote across the UK.

Comments

[tobyaw]

Compulsory votes in the general election? In the European elections? In the Scottish government election? In local council elections? In community council elections? In NHS Health Board elections?

People could get pretty bored of having to vote in elections in which they have no interest.

[hobbitomm.livejournal.com]

I meant in General Ekections, but actually, I'd throw Devolved and European in with those. Course, as much as possible those should be amalgamated onto the same polling day