投票总要在周四 英国大选你不知道的6件事

1. How does the election work?
1. 大选是怎样运作的？

Britain's parliament has 650 members. Any party that wins an outright majority of 326 or more seats can form a government.
英国国会有650名成员.任何党派只要获得不少于326个席位的绝对多数，就可以组建政府。

2. What if no party wins a Commons majority?
2. 如果没有党派赢得下议院的多数席位怎么办？

The situation becomes more complex if no party has a majority of MPs. The largest single party could try to form a minority government, but this would involve difficulties with getting business done and could prove unworkable. It, or other parties, could try to form a coalition, with the result that their combined MPs provide a Commons majority. Or it could reach an informal agreement with another party not to vote against it when a "no-confidence" motion is tabled by the opposition, enabling it to become a sustainable government.
要是没有哪个党派赢得多数议员席位的话，情况就复杂了。席位最多的政党可以组建少数派政府，但这可能会在施政时遇到许多困难，也可能根本行不通。如果某几个党派的下议院议员总数之和超过半数，它们也可以尝试组建联合政府。议席最多的政党还可以和另一政党达成非正式协议，在遇到反对党的不信任案时不予支持，这样政府还能继续执政。

3. How much does it cost to run an election?
3. 进行一次大选要花多少钱？
The last UK general election, in 2010, cost £84.6m to administer (excluding the cost of postal delivery).
上次2010英国大选花了8460万英镑（不包括邮费）。

4. Why are elections held on Thursdays?
4. 为什么选举总在周四？
One theory about the Thursday origins is that people were not paid until Fridays and so holding polls on Thursdays ensured they were not too drunk to vote.
一种说法是周五才会发工资，周四选举能保证人们不会因为宿醉而无法投票。

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