Tactical voting is important

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  • The Electoral Reform Society estimates that 6.5 million voters 'held their noses' in the 2017 general election and voted tactically
  • Websites such as SwapMyVote
    • Allow for more precise tactical voting
    • Allow two voters in different constituencies to make an informal agreement to cast a vote for one another's preferred party
  • Election expert John Curtice estimates that tactical voting could have affected the outcome in 77 constituencies in the 2015 general election