• George Galloway to challenge election result after losing by more than 11,000 votes
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[url]http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32685844[/url] [quote]Former MP George Galloway has announced he has started legal proceedings to challenge his general election defeat. Mr Galloway, leader of the Respect Party, lost his Bradford West seat to Labour's Naz Shah, who he has alleged made "false statements" during the campaign to affect the result. He also claimed "widespread malpractice" involving postal voting meant the result must be "set aside". A Labour spokesman said the action was "pathetic and without any foundation".[/quote]
talk about a sore loser
[QUOTE=CottonTM;47699452]talk about a sore loser[/QUOTE] You mean like the rest of the people who keep saying the election was bullshit?
I don't see why anyone would [I]want[/I] to have any authority over this shithole
[QUOTE=Silence I Kill You;47699458]You mean like the rest of the people who keep saying the election was bullshit?[/QUOTE] He got 21% of the vote. The Labour Party candidate got 50% of the vote. He is a sore loser. Exact same outcome would have happened if done under an alternative vote, before people start suggesting otherwise.
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47699806]He got 21% of the vote. The Labour Party candidate got 50% of the vote. He is a sore loser. Exact same outcome would have happened if done under an alternative vote, before people start suggesting otherwise.[/QUOTE] I know, that's my point. All I've been seeing is people complaining that the elections were unfair because (I'm going to use american terms for this) the districts' more liberal votes were so split that conservatives ended up winning in the majority of districts, despite it not giving a more representative outcome of the nation as a whole, which is why you should never run FPTP voting style with so many choices. But it seems to be a common thing that "we didn't win, so it must be rigged." instead of "everyone voted fair and square, and I may not like the outcome, but it was fair under current voting laws."
[QUOTE=Silence I Kill You;47699844]I know, that's my point. All I've been seeing is people complaining that the elections were unfair because (I'm going to use american terms for this) the districts' more liberal votes were so split that conservatives ended up winning in the majority of districts, despite it not giving a more representative outcome of the nation as a whole, which is why you should never run FPTP voting style with so many choices. But it seems to be a common thing that "we didn't win, so it must be rigged." instead of "everyone voted fair and square, and I may not like the outcome, but it was fair under current voting laws."[/QUOTE] The election result wasn't proportional with the sum of national votes, not because of rigging but because of how single-member constituencies work, but yes it was a very fair election indeed given the rules and George Galloway is a moron.
George Galloway is one of the most pathetic human beings in Britain. [quote]Mr Galloway was reported to police on Thursday for allegedly sending a tweet about exit polls before voting closed - which is banned under election law.[/quote] Jesus christ
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47699870]The election result wasn't proportional with the sum of national votes, not because of rigging but because of how single-member constituencies work, but yes it was a very fair election indeed given the rules and George Galloway is a moron.[/QUOTE] That's what I just said. I just think he appears to be taking advantage of the recent "dissatisfaction" in the election process to try and be a douche.
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