AMS compared to FPTP

Question 1

AMS turnout in 2011 and 2016?

Answer 1

2011- 50%

2016-55%

Question 2

FPTP turnout in 2015?

Answer 2

66%

Question 3

Where is AMS used?

Answer 3

Scottish Pariament

Question 4

Where is FPTP used?

Answer 4

UK Parliament

Question 5

Why is AMS proportional?

-smaller parties `

Answer 5

you do not have to win to get a seat - % of votes = % of seats
Greens in 2011 got 2 seats but didn’t win in any areas
out of 129 seats

Question 6

Why is FPTP not as proportional as AMS?

-smaller parties

Answer 6

You have to win to get a majority of the seats

in 2015 the greens only won one seat of out 650 - they got 3.8% of the vote

Question 7

Why could it be said that FPTP is not proportional?

-seats

Answer 7

2015 - UKIP received more votes compared to SNP but they only got one seat and the SNP got 59 seats. - UKIP’s votes were spread out, SNP support was concentrated.

Question 8

How many wasted votes were there in the 2011 election?

-AMS

Answer 8

8,500