As we mentioned yesterday, one of the key factors in reducing the effectiveness of the anti-establishment vote on the right was the fact that in most constituencies there were at least two, and sometimes as many as five and six parties and independent candidates contesting for the same votes.
This meant that the overall vote share of 13.5% that fell under that category failed to be translated into seats. This meant that many votes on the right ended up being ineffective in the final designation of seats which meant that other parties, particularly on the left who had agreed an informal pact were much better at maximising their vote and were able to take final seats that might have fallen the other way had there been better vote management and co-operation.
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