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Video pre-release - Could Count Binface become a Member of UK Parliament? (Patreon)

Published:
2026-08-11 15:40:44
Edited:
2026-08-11 15:42:35
Imported:
2026-08

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Hello Patreons! Producer Nicole here.

I've been away in the USA this Summer but have been following the news of former British Member of Parliament Nigel Farage showing down against the nation's favourite bin-wearing intergalactic politician with curiosity and anticipation. In a chat with Matt a couple of weeks ago, he mentioned that he was planning on being Count Binface's count auditor again, and I asked whether having more novelty candidates competing for an electoral seat tended to take votes away from the "serious" candidate, or just spread the bucket of novelty votes thinner. Matt posited that the possible third option is that novelty candidates actually bring new voters to the polls who otherwise would sit the election out. And so this video was born.

It's a short one, and topical - but we really hope you enjoy it and it makes you ask the same questions about elections that we've been asking. Let us know what you think!

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Do novelty candidates improve voter turnout?

Thanks to Count Binface for being a part of this video and a part of British democracy: https://www.youtube.com/@realcountbinface And to Captain Disillusion for being the hero we deserve but not the one we need right now: youtube.com/CaptainDisillusion For more (non-election related) unnecessary detail, tickets for upcoming London shows are available here: https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/tickets/ All of the election data came from these House of Commons Library briefings: 2024: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10009/ 2019: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8749/ 2017: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7979/ 2015: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7186/ Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. I know I can always Count on them. https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths CORRECTIONS - None yet, let me know if you spot anything! Filming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash Additional footage by the Count Binface Party Written and performed by Matt Parker Produced by Nicole Jacobus Music by Howard Carter Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician Website: http://standupmaths.com/

Comments

Leonardo Taglialegne

It's bin spectacular seeing the memes bin produced about the election

Will Coleda

Love it, and I also hope the people of Clacton do the objectively funny thing!

AuntieSash Hazlewood

Math is the saving grace of the entire election process. The world may burn but at least we'll have super cool graphs & statistics to track it all. That's the glass at least 1/3 full, right?

Alex

Whether Binface wins or loses the election, it feels like Farage has certainly lost it at this point and that feels worth celebrating. I don't know how much math there really is to math here but shining a light on a politician trying to dodge accountability is always a worthy cause.

Thomas Dinsdale-Young

Correlation doesn't imply causation, and I would suggest that how high-profile a given election is may be a causal factor for both increased turnout and increased novelty/protest candidates.