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| | The General Election of 2005: Results and Prospects |
 | | Election statistics are an important indicator of political trends, like a snapshot they give an indication at least of the most general picture, but only if they are seen in context. |
 | | This election was about keeping the Tories out and protesting against Blair and co, by voting Liberal, or by voting for one or two well positioned protest candidates, or, more than any of these, by staying at home, and not voting at all. |
 | | In one case an expelled Labour MP was elected, in a clear protest against the war in Iraq. |
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