election

  1. Second Summer

    UK General Election 2019

    There will be a general election on 12. December, after Labour unexpectedly supported this proposal. The Tories are far ahead in the polls, but much can happen between now and the vote. LibDem leader Jo Swinson thinks she has a realistic chance of becoming the next PM 🤣 That said, I think the...
  2. Second Summer

    US U. S. mid-term elections 2018: predictions, speculations, discussions

    Mid-term elections are coming up on November 6. Will the Democrats pull themselves together and at least take the House of Representatives? Has the Kavanaugh nomination process ended up galvanizing support for the Republicans? Or is there a larger effect in bringing out people to vote against...
  3. MadamSarcastra

    The Voter/Election Thread

    There wasn't a general thread for this, so here it is....
  4. Second Summer

    UK UK local elections 2017

    There are local elections in the UK today, and it's very complicated: There are local elections in England, Wales and Scotland, but not Northern Ireland. In England: 27 county councils, 6 unitary councils and 1 metro council. First past the post decides who wins, except in the metro council...
  5. Second Summer

    News Canadian federal election 2015

    Apparently, there are federal elections in Canada on Monday! As you know, Canada is the largest country in the Western hemisphere, and the second largest country in the world. Yet somehow this election had gone under my radar until now. I also realize I know next to nothing about Canadian...