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What would have happened if the Liberal Democrats had forced David Cameron to introduce Mixed Member Proportional Representation in time for the 2015 general election?

This is what I see happening. The election is like in OTL, a victory for the right of centre parties but UKIP wins more votes due to less tactical voting + the system allows them to win more seats so that they become the largest party in the House of Commons. Meanwhile the SNP surge still happens but due to the new system, they don't win quite high a percentage of the seats in Scotland. UKIP then forms a coalition with the Tories and Nigel Farage is the new Prime Minister. The referendum happens, Brexit wins, and Britain leaves both the EU and the EEA. Scotland then becomes independent.
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