Two stories that have caught my attention from the results today about ways to determine the outcome of an election.
In Great Yarmouth the Conservative and Labour candidates both received 1034 votes so, after 3 recounts, a deck of cards was produced and the candidates drew cards to see who won the seat.
In Bristol Labour and Conservative parties both polled 1878 votes so, again after 3 recounts, a decider was proposed in the form of a lucky dip.
In both wards the Labour candidate was successful.
I find the actions of both Returning Officers to be quaintly British and I thoroughly approve of their novel solutions to their dilemmas.
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6 comments:
I agree...but I wonder what the local voters make of it?
Well, that is the way these things have been decided. I like it!
I don't know John R .. .. maybe there will be calls for a standardised way to resolve situations like this is the future.
If I could offer my support to a pugil-stick stilt battle between tied candidates?
"calls for a standardised way to resolve situations"
Oh, please no. I can already hear the cries from Whitehall for the establishment of a "Playing Card Standardisation Bureau" to be set up as a part of The Home Office. It'll need a new building and a team of 52 seat warmers of various ranks to ensure fair play in any future electoral sudden death decisions. A brand consultancy will be employed at great cost to design the new logo. Fact finding missions to other democracies (especially those in exotic, tourist destintaions with worm climates) will be needed to ensure we learn the lessons of other countries. I'm sure they'll be able to have it all in place for the next election later this year. It'll cost between £7million and £8million per year.
I'm sure they'll be able to have it all in place for the next election later this year. It'll cost between £7million and £8million per year. As cheap as that JR?
Well, I suppose as an opening bid it sounds reasonable and it wont be their fault if there are cost over-runs (as tend to beset government projects).. .. ..
I suggest a game of Mornington Crescent would be the best way to split tied votes. Anyone who knows how to play MC skillfully is cut from the right cloth.
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