okwithmydecay@leminal.space to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 month agoLabour 'risks losing 600 seats' in London local elections in worse blow than Gortonwww.standard.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down10
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minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month ago343 seats cover all of Canada, and that number is pushed up just by our large geography. 50% more people, but 5X more politicians.
minus-squareGiveOver@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoYou’re thinking of MPs. The article is talking about local councils
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month ago650 vs. 343, for a small geopgraphic area. but, I found out we have over 23,000 city councillors. Most could be replaced with a ficus or small cactus.
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoAustralia has about 2/3rds the population of Canada, with fewer than half the MPs (150).
343 seats cover all of Canada, and that number is pushed up just by our large geography.
50% more people, but 5X more politicians.
You’re thinking of MPs. The article is talking about local councils
650 vs. 343, for a small geopgraphic area.
but, I found out we have over 23,000 city councillors. Most could be replaced with a ficus or small cactus.
Australia has about 2/3rds the population of Canada, with fewer than half the MPs (150).