• Knoll0114@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Interestingly in Aus this rule couldn’t disenfranchise people because voting is compulsory. Seems like a bit of a strange thing to implement when it isn’t, it’s not like the UK is getting 110% turnout.

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      1 year ago

      It’s a very targeted strategy to intentionally disenfranchise those people who are unlikely to vote for the current government.

      The Conservatives would probably like one person, who supports them, to vote in each constituency.