Devolved elections

Question 1

FPTP - What is it and what it stands for and were its used

Answer 1

FPTP - England
Pluralist system where voters vote for a single member to represent them in that constituency.

Question 2

SV - What is it and what it stands for and were its used

Answer 2

Supplementary Vote - Was used in Mayoral
First and Second choice

Question 3

AMS - What is it and what it stands for and were its used

Answer 3

Additional Members System - Scotland/Wales
Hybrid System were voters vote for there favourite candidate and then vote for there favourite party in a multi party constituency

Question 4

STV - What is it and what it stands for and were its used

Answer 4

Single Transferable Vote - Northern Ireland
Proportional System were rank candidates from best to worst and can abstain from voting for a candidate then they count first choice and stop if a clear winner is chosen, if not they count second choice and repeat until a winner is found

Question 5

Scotland - 2021 - Winner

Answer 5

SNP - 64
Green - 8

Question 6

Scotland - 2021 - turnout

Answer 6

63.5

Question 7

Wales - 2021 - winner

Answer 7

Labour - 30

Question 8

Wales - 2021 - turnout

Answer 8

46.6

Question 9

NI - 2022 - winner

Answer 9

Sinn Fein - 37
DUP - 35

Question 10

NI - 2022 - turnout

Answer 10

63.6