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[batman]

I can name every MP & their constituency generally speaking but there is always a gap of perhaps 2-3 weeks after a general election when I haven't learnt all of the new ones. Very occasionally I can forget a by-election winner if they're a bit forgettable or low-profile, but always remember most Lib Dem by-election winners are called Sarah. It's the law.

Welcome to the forum!

EDIT : I have trouble avoiding confusing the 2 MPs with extremely similar names of the same party who represent Glasgow South and Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & East Kirkintilloch. As a Labour supporter, I hope that I no longer have to worry about that soon 

[johnloony]

Apr 9, 2024 14:32:35 GMT batman said:

I can name every MP & their constituency generally speaking but there is always a gap of perhaps 2-3 weeks after a general election when I haven't learnt all of the new ones. ...

I've never known more than about 250-300 at any one time.

[nyx]

I would recognize the name of most MPs off the top of my head, but knowing their constituency for certain is something I doubt I'd be able to do for more than a hundred.

There are certainly a few backbench MPs whose name doesn't ring a bell at all though.

[swingometer]

Apr 9, 2024 17:13:42 GMT nyx said:

I would recognize the name of most MPs off the top of my head, but knowing their constituency for certain is something I doubt I'd be able to do for more than a hundred.

There are certainly a few backbench MPs whose name doesn't ring a bell at all though.

For me names are difficult, but I can recognise faces in an instant. 

[Deleted]

Apr 9, 2024 11:16:10 GMT swingometer said:

Aug 24, 2023 7:45:14 GMT jm said:

Unfortunately, the tool is no longer available for download due to "offensive remarks made on the Vote UK Forum" by "cyber yobs"

grarls.org/Pebble/index.html

Hi all, I always been interested in politics from an early age, but first got the psephology bug in the autumn of 2018, at the tender age of fourteen. I have the misfortune of knowing virtually every MP’s name off by heart much to the amazement of my mother and the bewilderment of my father

That must make you one of our youngest members! Nice to see some more younger people here

[swingometer]

Apr 9, 2024 17:43:20 GMT @europeanlefty said:

Apr 9, 2024 11:16:10 GMT swingometer said:

Hi all, I always been interested in politics from an early age, but first got the psephology bug in the autumn of 2018, at the tender age of fourteen. I have the misfortune of knowing virtually every MP’s name off by heart much to the amazement of my mother and the bewilderment of my father

That must make you one of our youngest members! Nice to see some more younger people here

I suppose so but I’m old enough to remember UK Polling Report, feasted on that for a few years.

[aargauer]

Apr 9, 2024 17:45:48 GMT swingometer said:

Apr 9, 2024 17:43:20 GMT @europeanlefty said:

That must make you one of our youngest members! Nice to see some more younger people here

I suppose so but I’m old enough to remember UK Polling Report, feasted on that for a few years.

That peaked around 2008! Certainly died by 2015.

[bjornhattan]

Apr 9, 2024 18:51:17 GMT aargauer said:

Apr 9, 2024 17:45:48 GMT swingometer said:

I suppose so but I’m old enough to remember UK Polling Report, feasted on that for a few years.

That peaked around 2008! Certainly died by 2015.

The archives were always a good read - for the current seats most of the debate was in the early 2010s so it was always interesting to see some of the predictions that turned out to be wildly inaccurate (the long term trajectory of seats like Battersea was perhaps the biggest miss; these places haven't become ever more Conservative though it's understandably why people expected this). Sadly said archives have gone now - lasted until about 2022 as I recall.

[batman]

Well after 2015 peeps could be forgiven for thinking that Battersea was almost unwinnable for Labour, but as you say things have not turned out that way.

[swingometer]

Apr 9, 2024 22:40:27 GMT batman said:

Well after 2015 peeps could be forgiven for thinking that Battersea was almost unwinnable for Labour, but as you say things have not turned out that way.

Think Brexit was what done it in that part of London

[batman]

yes that was a major issue in that constituency - as I acknowledged in my profile of it. Marsha De Cordova was very anti-Brexit & this is one of the major reasons why she won

[The Bishop]

Apr 9, 2024 18:51:17 GMT aargauer said:

Apr 9, 2024 17:45:48 GMT swingometer said:

I suppose so but I’m old enough to remember UK Polling Report, feasted on that for a few years.

That peaked around 2008! Certainly died by 2015.

Lingered on until a few years ago, the present site bearing the same name is a totally pale imitation.

[tonyhil]

As tonyhill I posted regularly for several years, but some time last autumn my computer suddenly refused to allow me to log on to the Forum. As this coincided with a health scare for my partner, who fortunately is fine now, and a busy period at work, I let my membership drop for a few months. But with a general election coming up I thought I'd better re-register. I think I'd got to about 1975 posts - I kind of doubt I'll reach that figure again!

[WJ]

Apr 15, 2024 6:30:29 GMT tonyhil said:

As tonyhill I posted regularly for several years, but some time last autumn my computer suddenly refused to allow me to log on to the Forum. As this coincided with a health scare for my partner, who fortunately is fine now, and a busy period at work, I let my membership drop for a few months. But with a general election coming up I thought I'd better re-register. I think I'd got to about 1975 posts - I kind of doubt I'll reach that figure again!

Lovely to have you back here Tony sorry to hear about the circumstances of your absence, but I'm very glad to hear that your partner is better!

[batman]

yes good to have you back Tony

[batman]

Apr 9, 2024 14:32:35 GMT batman said:

I can name every MP & their constituency generally speaking but there is always a gap of perhaps 2-3 weeks after a general election when I haven't learnt all of the new ones. Very occasionally I can forget a by-election winner if they're a bit forgettable or low-profile, but always remember most Lib Dem by-election winners are called Sarah. It's the law.

Welcome to the forum!

EDIT : I have trouble avoiding confusing the 2 MPs with extremely similar names of the same party who represent Glasgow South and Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & East Kirkintilloch. As a Labour supporter, I hope that I no longer have to worry about that soon 

I welcomed you to the forum but I'm sorry to say I have not found your posts impressive at all so far. The Enoch Powell joke was not pleasant either. I hope your posts improve TBF

[jamesdoyle]

Apr 15, 2024 6:30:29 GMT tonyhil said:

As tonyhill I posted regularly for several years, but some time last autumn my computer suddenly refused to allow me to log on to the Forum. As this coincided with a health scare for my partner, who fortunately is fine now, and a busy period at work, I let my membership drop for a few months. But with a general election coming up I thought I'd better re-register. I think I'd got to about 1975 posts - I kind of doubt I'll reach that figure again!

Welcome back, tony, and glad to hear your partner is doing well.

[johnloony]

Apr 15, 2024 9:15:30 GMT batman said:

Apr 9, 2024 14:32:35 GMT batman said:

I can name every MP & their constituency generally speaking but there is always a gap of perhaps 2-3 weeks after a general election when I haven't learnt all of the new ones. Very occasionally I can forget a by-election winner if they're a bit forgettable or low-profile, but always remember most Lib Dem by-election winners are called Sarah. It's the law.

Welcome to the forum!

EDIT : I have trouble avoiding confusing the 2 MPs with extremely similar names of the same party who represent Glasgow South and Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & East Kirkintilloch. As a Labour supporter, I hope that I no longer have to worry about that soon 

I welcomed you to the forum but I'm sorry to say I have not found your posts impressive at all so far. The Enoch Powell joke was not pleasant either. I hope your posts improve TBF

Did you mean to talk to yourself, or did you mean swingometer?

[CatholicLeft]

Apr 15, 2024 9:15:30 GMT batman said:

Apr 9, 2024 14:32:35 GMT batman said:

I can name every MP & their constituency generally speaking but there is always a gap of perhaps 2-3 weeks after a general election when I haven't learnt all of the new ones. Very occasionally I can forget a by-election winner if they're a bit forgettable or low-profile, but always remember most Lib Dem by-election winners are called Sarah. It's the law.

Welcome to the forum!

EDIT : I have trouble avoiding confusing the 2 MPs with extremely similar names of the same party who represent Glasgow South and Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & East Kirkintilloch. As a Labour supporter, I hope that I no longer have to worry about that soon 

I welcomed you to the forum but I'm sorry to say I have not found your posts impressive at all so far. The Enoch Powell joke was not pleasant either. I hope your posts improve TBF

A charming example to us all of self-awareness 🤔🤔😬

[batman]

I was of course referring to swingometer. My posts are not always impressive but sometimes they may have a certain value.