:Thanks, I assumed I'd missed it when I read the page. 34.9% abstention though ought to be considered a choice as much as a vote (if we are describing the behaviour of the electorate, that is). Are there any statistics which incorporate the abstentions (eg 'Tories 23% of the electorate, 36% of the vote')? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acerbo_law The Acerbo law did for Mussolini what FPTP does here.