In Britain’s first past the post electoral system, some votes are worth 22 times more than others

Terry, Chris (2013) In Britain’s first past the post electoral system, some votes are worth 22 times more than others [Online resource]

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Britain’s electoral landscape is dominated by safe seats, with very little competition for votes taking place within them. New research, presented here by Chris Terry of the Electoral Reform society, shows the enormous differences between the ‘cost’ of votes in different constituencies, calling into question the premise that all votes are equal.