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Voter power index for Hammersmith
Rank #159 of 650
Voter power in Hammersmith
0.370
Constituency marginality
Fairly safe
In Hammersmith, one person does not really have one vote, they have the equivalent of 0.370 votes.
The power of voters in this constituency is based on the probability of the seat changing hands and its size.
While you might think that every vote counts equally, where you live in the UK has a huge effect on your power to influence the election.
How does Hammersmith compare?
Voters in Hammersmith have 1.46x more voting power than the UK average.
Average UK voter power
0.253
The average UK voter only has the power of 0.253 votes. This is because most of us live in safe seats, where the outcome is pretty much certain regardless of how we vote.
Hammersmith ranks #159 out of 650 constituencies in the Voter Power Index.
UK constituency marginality
We can be almost certain that 60% of seats will NOT change hands in the general election (very safe or ultra safe seats).
Further information
Marginality
The more times a seat changes hands, the more marginal it is deemed to be.
- 1992 Lab
Constituency size
+8.63%
This constituency is bigger than average, which means a voter here is less likely to affect the national result.
Number of voters: 74,340
Average constituency: 68,433
2005 election data
58% of votes discarded
57.60% of those who voted in Hammersmith in 2005 did not vote for the winning candidate. These votes count for nothing in the First Past the Post system.
2005 General Election result
Winner takes all
Note: there have been boundary changes for this constituency since the last election. These are notional results.
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