Electoral systems

Question 1

what is the FPTP voting system?

Answer 1

• an electoral system in which constituents vote for an MP to represent them
• the party with the greatest number of seats in Parliament can form a government, either on its own if it has a majority, or with a coalition government
• each constituency is won by a plurality - one more vote than the next most successful candidate is needed to secure representation in that constituency

Question 2

what are the core advantages of FPTP
- outline each idea

Answer 2

Advantages
- provides strong and stable govt