Third, according to the blog Left Foot Forward, which has supplied our data for MPs and MEPs, at least 80 parliamentarians - ten per cent of
the whole electoral college - currently back the outsiders: Diana Abbott, Ed Balls and Andy Burnham.
Not exact matches
One of the simplest means of dealing with this even retains the
electoral college: have the EC allocate its votes for each state proportionately to the vote, regardless of
electoral district (which also renders gerrymandering almost irrelevant, since the state is considered as a
whole).
You might prefer to get the
electoral college numbers for the
whole states.
The first scientific survey of the
whole of Labour's
electoral college tells us that the name of the next Labour leader will be Miliband, but not for certain which brother will win the prize.
But it'll be up to the
whole of Labour's
electoral college to decide - a candidate needs the backing of MPs, grassroots members and trade unions to become the next leader.