UKIP now have their first MP, former Conservative MP Bob Spink, who resigned/was kicked out of the Conservative Party last month. I doubt that he will be missed much, if the claim that "you won't find many tears being shed over this in the Conservative Party - more like the sound of popping corks" is true.
When an MP defects, a by-election should be held. Not if they move from a party to none, but if they move from one party to another. The political system in this country means that although votes are cast for individuals, the vast, vast majority of people cast their votes for the party, not the person. There are few MPs who have a personal vote. The same as Quentin Davies should have.
Now it comes down to the next general election and how much of a personal vote Bob Spink has, and how much it comes down to the colour of the rosette you pin on the donkey. Somehow I doubt that the UKIP purple will get as many votes as the Conservative's blue.
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22 April 2008
Bob Spink MP, UKIP
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