In the city of London, now, there are many Tories, but all the members are Whigs; every London Tory, therefore, is by law and principle misrepresented: his city sends to Parliament not the member whom he wished to have, but the member he wished not to have.
Bagehot illustrates the misrepresentation of political minorities in London, emphasizing the disconnect between voter preference and elected representatives.
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