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Official Monster Raving Loony Party (view source)
Revision as of 19:33, December 16, 2008
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Despite its apparent comical nature, because of the nature of British voting - where the candidate with most votes wins regardless of other considerations, the party has often been influential in close by-elections, though never coming close to taking a seat themselves, and indeed, rarely retaining their deposit. At the Bootle by-election in May 1990, the Loony candidate did receive more votes than the candidate for the [[Social Democrat]]s, however, much to the shock of the Loonies and the embarrassment of the Social Democrats. The party is currently lead by Alan "Howling Laud" Hope, and it's headquarters are located in [[Holmfirth]], West [[Yorkshire]] (better known for long running [[BBC]] sitcom "[[Last of the Summer Wine]]").<br /><br />
Despite its apparent comical nature, because of the nature of British voting - where the candidate with most votes wins regardless of other considerations, the party has often been influential in close by-elections, though never coming close to taking a seat themselves, and indeed, rarely retaining their deposit. At the Bootle by-election in May 1990, the Loony candidate did receive more votes than the candidate for the [[Social Democrat]]s, however, much to the shock of the Loonies and the embarrassment of the Social Democrats. The party is currently lead by Alan "Howling Laud" Hope, and it's headquarters are located in [[Holmfirth]], West [[Yorkshire]] (better known for long running [[BBC]] sitcom "[[Last of the Summer Wine]]").<br /><br />
People will often vote for the Monster Raving Loony party as a 'protest vote', either disagreeing with the electoral system, or to express displeasure at the 'main' candidates available to choose from.
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