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Corbynistas point to Corbyn winning more total votes than Labour did in their election victories of 2001 or 2005 as a rationale for his ongoing leadership.
My point wasn't about Corbynistas. It was about the Labour party. It was a historical point, rather than a normative point as to why he should be leader now.
See total votes and vote share here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election
Corbynistas point to Corbyn winning more total votes than Labour did in their election victories of 2001 or 2005 as a rationale for his ongoing leadership.