FPTP should be scrapped Flashcards
3 sections
rep and proportionality
voter choice
type of govt created
- YES lack of rep and proportionality
lack majority in constituenvy
weakens mandate for each mp
lacks legitimacy
2024 l Terry Jermy south west Norfolk on 26% only 15% of pop
votes don’t = seats
winners bonus
2024 labour example
geography
reform 2024
MVM PG AMS example
1.NO- strong MP constituency link
small constituencies
rep local interests
MPS 40% of time goes to local issues and surgeries
blood scandal example
local movements
Caroline Nokes
exclusion of extremists
2010 BNP won 2% of vote but didn’t finish higher than 3rd anywhere
2.Yes- voter choice is limited
one vote each
AMS split tickets
STV preference
wasted/tactical voting
MVM 2024 1/5 and 58%
safe and marginal seats
rusholme
Thanet South Kent
- No- easy to use
senned 2026 decision
Sunderland time and pm time
2011 AV vote
confuse and donkey voting
local NI elections 2019 85% and 54% alphabetical order
what did the Gallagher index report about the 2024 GE
LEAST PROPORTIONAL SINCE ELECTIONS IN THE UK BEGAN
LOA
YES
- no- strong single party govt
strong mandate effective change
thatcher and economy
blair and consititiona l reforms
2024 labour won 174 seat majority on 33.7% if vote no question about mandate
govt elected quickly within 24 hours
propotional form minority govt
weak and watered down policies
breakdown of Scottish parliament in 2024 humza yousef decided to end coalition agreements with greens after greens criticized him for abandoning key climate change target
instability cos greens supported no confidence and he resigned
NI sin fein and dup suspended for 2 years over NI protocol
run by Westminster until 2024
- yes- FPTP led to some no majorities
2010
2017
government dont have support from the majority
less legit
some coalitions In proportional systems are stable and pass changes
compromise is an ad as more considered, rep policies
