re: #55 freetoken

To me, an outsider, it looks like Labor is winning more from the SNP than defeating the Tories, who are now down just one seat.

Here’s something that might help explain that:

Imagine how well Scot Labour might’ve done if they’d been 100% behind Corbyn and focused their attack on the Tories and not the SNP. #GE2017

— Angry Salmond (@AngrySalmond) June 9, 2017

From what I understand, the UK has the same craptastic first-past-the-post election system as Canada, which means if the vote in a progressive riding splits between several progressive (or at least non-conservative) parties, the conservative can eke out a plurality win. That’s how Steven Harper’s wannabe-republicans won a majority government with only 39% of the popular vote.