{"id":120,"date":"2015-05-08T18:06:34","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T23:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/?p=120"},"modified":"2019-07-24T17:54:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T22:54:47","slug":"what-election-night-looks-like-in-a-multiparty-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/?p=120","title":{"rendered":"What Election Night Looks Like in a Multiparty System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was interesting simply on the level of infographics to watch the BBC&#8217;s live coverage of last night&#8217;s election returns. Here are some of my impressions. For all the fanciness of the graphics you see on CNN, etc., there&#8217;s not that much to analyze when only two parties are competing.<\/p>\n<p>Below,\u00a0we see the vote percentages for the six leading parties in the Scottish district of Dunbartonshire East: Scottish National Party (SNP), Liberal Democrats (LD), Labour (LAB), Conservatives (CON), Green Party (GRN), and UK Independence Party (UKIP).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4713-crop-dunbartonshire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4713-crop-dunbartonshire.jpg\" alt=\"CIMG4713-crop-dunbartonshire\" width=\"640\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4713-crop-dunbartonshire.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4713-crop-dunbartonshire-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here, another view of the same district results, showing the change for each party since the last election. The SNP had a great night, carrying 56 of the 59 electoral districts in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4714-crop-dunbartonshire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4714-crop-dunbartonshire.jpg\" alt=\"CIMG4714-crop-dunbartonshire\" width=\"640\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4714-crop-dunbartonshire.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4714-crop-dunbartonshire-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here the graphic shows the district &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swing_(politics)\">swing<\/a>&#8221; between two parties: in this case from the Lib Dems to the SNP.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4715-crop-dunbartonshire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4715-crop-dunbartonshire.jpg\" alt=\"CIMG4715-crop-dunbartonshire\" width=\"640\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4715-crop-dunbartonshire.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4715-crop-dunbartonshire-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an analyst in some kind of virtual 3-D clock tower (Big Ben?) What&#8217;s he doing in there?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4730-crop-clockwork.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4730-crop-clockwork.jpg\" alt=\"CIMG4730-crop-clockwork\" width=\"640\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4730-crop-clockwork.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4730-crop-clockwork-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ah, it&#8217;s the &#8220;Swingometer&#8221;, showing the swing from the Lib Dems to Labour. I guess this is across all districts, since it says &#8220;12 seats&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4731-crop-swingometer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4731-crop-swingometer.jpg\" alt=\"CIMG4731-crop-swingometer\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4731-crop-swingometer.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4731-crop-swingometer-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here we are with the analyst in the 3-D clock tower, looking back at the panel. I really feel involved in the action. Brill!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4734-crop-swingometer-reverse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4734-crop-swingometer-reverse.jpg\" alt=\"CIMG4734-crop-swingometer-reverse\" width=\"640\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4734-crop-swingometer-reverse.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4734-crop-swingometer-reverse-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s our panel&#8217;s &#8220;color commentator&#8221;, I gather. (Oops, &#8220;colour&#8221; commentator.) I can&#8217;t help but like this guy. George Will can forget about setting up in the UK as long as this chap\u00a0is around.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4761-crop-pundit-whoa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-112 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4761-crop-pundit-whoa.jpg\" alt=\"CIMG4761-crop-pundit-whoa\" width=\"640\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4761-crop-pundit-whoa.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4761-crop-pundit-whoa-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, we must have another analyst standing at the &#8220;big board&#8221;. Here she is explaining the returns from the northern English district of Warwickshire North.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4746-crop-warwickshire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4746-crop-warwickshire.jpg\" alt=\"CIMG4746-crop-warwickshire\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4746-crop-warwickshire.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4746-crop-warwickshire-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And showing the swing for the same district. The Conservatives held this district. Notice the &#8220;TUSC&#8221; candidate got 138 votes. That&#8217;s the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition. Different districts have different leading parties.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4749-crop-warwickshire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4749-crop-warwickshire.jpg\" alt=\"CIMG4749-crop-warwickshire\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4749-crop-warwickshire.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4749-crop-warwickshire-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party. I think this is her &#8220;chuffed&#8221; look.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4773-crop-nicola-sturgeon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4773-crop-nicola-sturgeon.jpg\" alt=\"CIMG4773-crop-nicola-sturgeon\" width=\"640\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4773-crop-nicola-sturgeon.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4773-crop-nicola-sturgeon-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, there has to be a map that people can walk on. (You were probably wondering when I was going to show that.) I like the hex shapes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4754-crop-hex-map.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4754-crop-hex-map.jpg\" alt=\"CIMG4754-crop-hex-map\" width=\"640\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4754-crop-hex-map.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.daneckam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIMG4754-crop-hex-map-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All I can say is I hope we get to watch such interesting graphics in this country someday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was interesting simply on the level of infographics to watch the BBC&#8217;s live coverage of last night&#8217;s election returns. Here are some of my impressions. 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