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DAVID Cameron would have been denied a majority if MPs had been elected under a more proportional system, new Electoral Reform Society research reveals today.
The Tories would have won 55 fewer seats under the single transferable vote system.
The PM would have had the support of 276 MPs rather than his current 331, according to a model result produced by pollsters YouGov, though he could have formed a coalition with the help of both the Lib Dems, who would have had 26 MPs (+18) and Ukip, who would have had 54 (+53).
Labour would have done slightly better under the system, with 236 MPs (+4).
It would also have prevented the near wipeout of Labour MPs in Scotland, with the SNP to taking 22 fewer seats under STV.
ERS chief executive Katie Ghose said: “This report shows definitively that our voting system is bust. May 7 was the most disproportionate election in British history and it’s about time we had a fairer system for electing our MPs.”
