I'm a mathematics graduate currently employed in software development, and political enthusiast. I first became interested in politics in the run up to the UK General Election in 2010. In particular, I'm interested in questions related to analysis of electoral, polling, or other historical data.

Interesting Answers

USA

• Has there ever been a presidential election where every state voted the same way as in the midterms?
• Why did the acronym GOP stick to the Republicans and not to the Democrats?
• US presidents that weren't on every states' ballots
• How has the apportionment of blame for COVID-19 by party changed over time in the US?

UK

• Have any MPs ever voted against their own government in a no confidence vote?

• Are UK party leaders typically from safe seats?

• Is the monarch of the Commonwealth Realms a citizen of any or all of them?

• Is there precedent for proceedings on a Bill to be declared void because it should have received Queen's Consent, but didn't?

• When the UK parliament passed the 2016 EU referendum, did MPs support a 50% threshold?

Europe

• Does Ireland's Dáil have an unusually high number of independents, compared to other European legislatures?
• How often did the European Parliament use its optional secret ballot rule?