Britain's first - past - the - post (FPTP) electoral system (in) famously results in marginal and
safe seats where many votes are considered «wasted» — but the 2017 General Election has shown just what random results that can throw up.
By creating
safe seats where parties (whether incumbent in the seat or not) do not bother to campaign, the system creates voters who consequently do not bother to vote.
The latest tranche of constituencies seeking a candidate was released yesterday and includes three
safe seats where sitting MPs have announced their retirements in recent days.
An increasing majority of parliamentary constituencies are
safe seats where, barring some freak event, the result is not in doubt.
Reformers say too many votes are effectively wasted in
safe seats where either Labour or Conservatives have large, in - built majorities, and this depresses turnout.
Not exact matches
During Bub's road trip naps I was confident that he was comfy and
safe — since the
seat belt stayed
where it should.
If you are away from home, pick a
safe place, such as a time - out in a car
seat or another place
where your child is removed from the fun.
Keep in mind that a high chair is another
safe alternative
where baby can play while
seated in a 90-90-90 position (back against the back rest, feet firmly on the foot rest, thighs parallel) and be out of harm's way for short periods.
The
seat's Simply
Safe Adjust Harness System and 10 - position headrest lets parents adjust the harness and headrest together, and the six - position recline keeps junior comfy no matter
where your travels take you.
Luckily, we live in a world
where car
seat manufacturers have a strict set of rules that they have to follow, making each car
seat safe.
Don't cut corners
where you don't have to, but know that the most expensive car
seat isn't necessarily that much
safer than one that is more affordable.
It is
safest to put the car safety
seat in a position
where you can install it tightly with either the lower anchor system or
seat belt; in some cases, this may be on either side of the back
seat rather than the middle.
It was also handy as a portable high chair when ds was old enough to be sitting up on his own, but we were in those kinds of places described above
where it's either very crowded and / or
safe / comfy
seating for older babies / toddlers isn't available.
So something like taking a walk — side by side, or talking across the table at game night, or even riding in the car
where mom is in the front
seat and they feel «
safe» in the back
seat.
WICK is generally a good resource to look into, some insurance companies their county programs and other local charities that often give out car
seats but
safe kids generally has a list of those depending on
where you live they will be different.
Only the absolute
safest seats pass the ultra strict Swedish Plus Test
where most
seats end up in pieces on the floor.
Meeting or exceeding federal regulations, this
seat will ensure a
safe trip no matter
where you go.
For babies, we love the B -
SAFE Car
Seat that includes a padded and supportive seat as well as a 5 - point harness system where you won't have to rethread or unhook any str
Seat that includes a padded and supportive
seat as well as a 5 - point harness system where you won't have to rethread or unhook any str
seat as well as a 5 - point harness system
where you won't have to rethread or unhook any straps.
If such» it looks
safe enough from
where I'm standing» standard is not something that parents are applying when picking infant car
seats, why is picking a sleep surface, the basic and primary safety issue and contributing factor in so many sleep - related infant deaths, suddenly something that is negotiable and not so important at all?
In spite of pressure from the children wishing to ride up front, keep kids below 13 years in the rear
seat where they're much
safer and farther away from the active airbags.
Get great parent tips for keeping kids
safe in the car, including
where to find a car
seat safety clinic to get help installing...
It also helps undo some of the democratic deficit caused by Britain's many
safe seats,
where voters have been effectively disenfranchised.
In a state
where Democrats are targeting four Republican - held
seats in November and need viable candidates to make it through Tuesday's primaries, the nominating contest in Illinois that's receiving the most attention is in a
safe Democratic district.
In Utah's «
Safe Republican'territory,
where Democrat Doug Owens is again vying for the 4th District
seat he lost by 5 points in 2014, he is one of the rare rematch candidates to have raised more than the incumbent.
In Florida,
where a court imposed a new map in December, two lawmakers who had their
safe seats swept out from under them have yet to announce their electoral plans ahead of a June 24 filing deadline.
The British Election Study found that Labour gained more Leave voters from other parties than it lost to the Tories, including 18 percent of 2015 Ukip voters - a proportion that must have been lower in
safe Tory
seats, but correspondingly higher in the
safe Labour heartlands
where scooping up Ukip voters was the Tories» entire strategy for success.
It's also because there may come a point
where no other party can win and there are enough
safe seats left on the list to make victory inevitable.
Basically, under the current first past the post (FPTP) system, if you are a normal non-member and live in a
safe Labour
seat or an area
where we have no chance of winning, the chances are you will be barely aware a local Labour party exists until an election comes along — and maybe not even then.
We have often had, I think, these relationships going only one way (only helping the marginal),
where perhaps what we could do would be to have the marginal helping the
safe seat in less crucial times and
safe helping marginal in run - up to elections.
And because our archaic voting system tends towards the creation of
safe seats, there are a lot of places
where incumbents stay in position for a long time.
BME voters are more likely to live in
safe Labour
seats where there may not be an active Conservative Party and statistically they are over-represented in lower socio - economic groups, so you would expect them to be more likely to vote Labour.
Obviously this site could have the opposite effect in
safe seats such as Knowsley
where there voting power is roughly 100x weaker than the average UK voter and hence could lead people not to vote.
So it is an interesting working example of a constituency whose dynamics fundamentally change with Ukip's presence, and
where a relatively
safe seat may become a three - horse race.
The Tories may do well in the south of England,
where they're fighting marginal
seats against the Liberal Democrats — fleeing Lib Dem voters will go to Labour, which should translate into
safer Tory
seats — but it's in the north of England and the East Midlands
where there are many Conservative MPs hanging onto their
seats against Labour challengers.
And
where we did achieve swings against the Tories, these were in
safe Labour
seats, rather than in the target marginals, in which we worked so hard.»
However, some encouragement for the Tories if the big Labour swings are happening more in LD - Lab areas or
safer Labour
seats where the LDs made inroads in 2001-5-10.
Corbyn can expect a positive reception in Liverpool,
where Labour
seats are as
safe as they come.
Selections in the
safe seats 51 candidates have been selected for the
seats where Conservative MPs are standing down, or
where boundary changes have created new Conservative
seats or converted existing ones into Conservative
seats.
Note also a couple of wild cards: the
safe (ish) Tory
seat of the Forest of Dean,
where the local press claim that Ukip has seen «a surge in popularity», and Aylesbury,
where the Tory Europe minister, David Lidington, has an 11,000 majority, but the unpopularity of the looming HS2 rail line is a big local factor.
Both systems have their faults — it's obviously absurd for the Lib Dem vote to fall by 10 % in
seats where they currently have less than 10 % of the vote, but it's also unlikely that it would fall by as much as 23 % their
safests seats.
We have polls of marginal
seats, but what about
safe conservative
seats where UKIP might do well?
Safe Labour
seats swinging slightly to the SNP a la 1992 wouldn't be totally out of the question I think, even if the referendum doesn't go through - the biggest effect in terms of parliamentary elections I think will be seen at Holyrood,
where the SNP might fare badly in the future if they don't manage independence.
I read an article somewhere on Islington council bwing a «nursery council»
where the labour councillors are often parachuted across the country into marginal /
safe seats.
This is a small improvement on our current system of first past the post, since it allows voters to rank candidates and reduces the need to vote tactically, but it does not address the crucial unfairness at the heart of our democracy which is that a party's share of
seats in parliament does reflect the number of votes it receives across the country - a situation which leads to millions of wasted votes and a shameful system of «
safe seats»
where a donkey could be elected so long as they were wearing the right coloured rosette.
Finding and financing
safe and inspiring facilities remains a big challenge to scaling the movement to a point
where there are enough student
seats in chartered schools to accommodate all those children on waiting lists,» said Reichgott Junge.
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But the bird should not be allowed outside the travel cage when on the road, and it is better and
safer to buckle the crate in the back
seat behind the front passenger
seat,
where the bird can still see its owner.
Experts say that it is
safer for your furkid to ride in the back
seat,
where it is also less distracting for the driver.
Start to do this very simply by letting him walk on a
safe surface (like the
seat of a chair with sides)
where you've placed your hands, unmoving, palms down, fingers gently together.
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