Britain gives us yet another reason for keeping government small and highly localized.

Labour won 34% of the popular vote in the UK, yet has 64% of the seats in the House of Commons.

It is not hard to fathom why: at the district level, Britain uses the same “first-pass-the-post” model as the United States. Thus 34% of the popular vote nationwide can “win” 64% of the districts simply by having the most votes in those districts.

Which equates to less of a mandate to govern than the professional political class wants to admit.