That's the bad news. The good news is it's more than the national average 'voter power', which is 0.253!
Confused? Me too. But according to Voter Power, the 'worth' of your vote depends on the constituency majority held by the encumbent political party.
So let's say in Orpington, the Conservative's safest seat, your vote, regardless of who you vote for isn't really going to affect the result. Likewise in Knowsley, Labour's safest seat, you are a tiny voice within a uniform sea of voters
The good news for us Kemptownians is that our seat is a 'marginal' - held by Labour with a slim majority over the Conservatives (going on last election results). This means our votes count more than normal - or put another way - have more power.
I guess the maximum voter power is 1.0, where all parties previously have had an exact share of the votes. Or perhaps you have to be in a constituency of population 1 - you? As I've said before, maths has never been my strong suit.
What does this mean? Get out and vote! It counts more in Kemptown than in many other parts of the country!
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