Voter power in Oxford West & Abingdon

0.212

Constituency marginality

Fairly safe

In Oxford West & Abingdon, one person does not really have one vote, they have the equivalent of 0.212 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 Oxford West & Abingdon compare?

The average UK voter has 1.19x more voting power than voters in Oxford West & Abingdon.

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.

Oxford West & Abingdon ranks #254 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 Con
  • 1997 LibDem
  • 2001 LibDem
  • 2005 LibDem

Constituency size

+10.64%

This constituency is bigger than average, which means a voter here is less likely to affect the national result.

Number of voters: 75,717

Average constituency: 68,433

2005 election data

54% of votes discarded

53.87% of those who voted in Oxford West & Abingdon 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

2005 General Election result in Oxford West & Abingdon

Winner takes all

2005 General Election result in Oxford West & Abingdon

Note: there have been boundary changes for this constituency since the last election. These are notional results.

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