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AMS election system Flashcards

1
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AGT

In the 2016 Scottish Parliamentary Election, the Conservatives achieved their best electoral performance since what year?

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1992

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AGT

What was the total number of seats won by the SNP in the 2016 Scottish Election?

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63

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AGT

What party gained the most number of seats in the 2016 Scottish Election when compared to the 2011 election, and how many seats did they gain?

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Conservatives; 16 seats

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AGT

What was the turnout (in percentage) in the 2016 Scottish Parliamentary election?

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55.6%

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AGT

How many total seats did UKIP receive in Wales in the 2016 Welsh Assembly election?

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7

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AGT

What was the turnout (in percentage) in the 2016 Welsh Assembly election?

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45.3%

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AGT

How many local constituencies are there in Scotland?

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73

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AGT

What is the rule used to allocate ‘top-up’ seats called?

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d’Hondt rule

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AGT

Thanks to AMS, parties have had incentives to put equal numbers of men and women on their top-up lists. How many represenatives are women in the Scottish Parliament?

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35% (greater than Westminster; 34% in the 2019 election)

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AGT

In the 2016 Scottish election, how many constituency ballot papers were rejected?

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9,279

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AGT

What percentage of postal voters stated that they were satisfied with the postal voting process in the 2016 Scottish election?

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99%

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AGT

Name 3 advantages of AMS

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Any 3 from the following:

  • voters have more choice in terms of candidates and parties
  • more proportional. For example, the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections saw a maximum difference of 5% between the voted received and the MSPs returned
  • more views are represented
  • people are less inclined to use tactical voting as although voters may find their chosen constituency candidate has little chance of winning, their second vote will help to elect a representative from the party of their choice
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AGT

Name 3 disadvantages of AMS

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Any 3 from the following:

  • Multiple representatives; having several MSPs to represent each voter is confusing for some voters.
  • Coalitions more likely which means it is less likely to form a majority government
  • Isn’t the most proportional system
  • parties control regional lists
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Birch

How many regional constituencies are there in the Scottish assembly

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8 regional constituencies

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Birch

How many MSPs are elected in each Scottish regional constituency

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Each of the 8 regional constituencies elect 7MSPs

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Birch

What is the quota under AMS

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Number of votes divided by number of seats won

17
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Birch

How many regional constituencies are in the welsh assembly

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5

18
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Birch

How many members of the welsh assembly are elected from each of the regions

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4

19
Q

Birch

How many votes do you get and what are they for

A

2

One for candidate one for party

20
Q

Birch

Which 3 places in the uk is AMS used

A

Scotland assembly
Welsh assembly
Greater London assembly

21
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Birch

Which assembly got devolution and therefore used AMS first

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Scotland began in 78

Wales in 97 and the Greater London authority in 2000

22
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Griff

How many ballots are there in an AMS voting system?

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2

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Griff

What is the first ballot used for?

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Picking from a list of candidates who want to be the local Member of Parliament (MP).

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Griff

How do voters show the their choice on the first ballot?

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Like a Westminster election, the voter marks their preferred candidate with a cross.

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Griff

What is the seconded ballot used for?

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On the second ballot paper is a list of parties who want seats in parliament, for voters to pick from. A vote for a party is a vote to make more of their list of candidates into MPs. Each party will publish a list of candidates in advance.

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Griff

In Scotland, how many MPs are elected from each ballot.

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Voters elect 73 MPs from the Westminster-style first ballot paper and 56 from the second ballot paper.

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Griff

How are the winners of the seconded ballot determined?

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The second ballot papers are then counted. The people counting look at how many seats a party won on the first ballot paper. They then add ‘additional members’ from the party lists to make parliament match how the country voted.

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Griff

How are the winners of the first ballot determined?

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The Westminster-style ballot papers are counted first. The candidate with the most votes wins, even if most people didn’t vote for them.

29
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Griff

What is the end goal of an AMS system?

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The goal is to provide a proportional parliament but also keep a single local MP.

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