First Past the post (FPTP) is a majority sytem
FPTP is good because it ...
produces strong and stable government
creates safe seats
retains the constituency link
it has worked for so long
it represents all parties equally
it makes the UK unique compared to the rest of Europe
its easy to understand
FPTP discriminates against small parties
safe seats can lead to wasted votes
What are some features of Additional Member system (AMS)
Voters have 2 votes
Voters have 3 votes
Proportional outcome
Helps larger parties
Retains constituency system
Produces strong and stable government
AMS is a hybrid system
Where is AMS used?
London Assembly
Welsh Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly
Westminster
Scottish Parliament
In AMS how many of the seats are awarded by FPTP?
3/4
50%
2/3
25%
Where is the regional list system used?
Labour leadership elections
European Parliament
Scottish parliament
The regional list system reduces the vote of some people
Regional list is...
used to elect a party
used to elect an individual
proportional
majoritarian
What does the single transferable vote (STV) system produce in the Northern Ireland Assembly?
5 different parties gain significant numbers of seats
2-party system
Voter confusion
Governments share power
STV allows voters to discriminate between candidates of the same party
What is true of STV
voters vote for as many candidates as they like
there is a quota
people vote for parties not candidates
What is true about supplementary vote (SV)
It is used to elect an individual
Voters have 5 choices
candidates have to get over 50%
it retains the constituency link
voters have 2 choices
Where is supplementary vote (SV) used?
Prime Minister
Mayor of London
Liberal democrat leadership elections
Police and crime commissioners
SV guarantees a majority
