FPTP (SIMPLE PLUARILTY SYSTEM) Flashcards
FPTP!! what do you do in the ballot box?
put a cross next to the constituent MP you prefer
FPTP!! how many representatives do you get?
one MP for each of the 650 consituencies
FPTP!! how does this system covert votes into seats/how are the representatives chosen?
for each constituency, the candidate with the most votes gets the seat
FPTP!! what type of system is this?
simple plurality system
FPTP!! what type of government does this usually create?
strong one party gov usually
FPTP!! does this system encourage tactical voting and safe seats?
yes
FPTP!! what type of party system does this favour?
two party system
FPTP!1 in what elections is this system used?
- general elections
- police and crime commissioner elections
- uk local elections
- london mayoral elections
FPTP!! who benefits in uk elections and who doesn’t?
- cons and labour , to some extent snp benefit
- lib dems and other minor parties dont
FPTP!! why are the SNP so good at gaining seats in parliament?
because their votes are concentrated in scotland
FPTP!! between which two elections did the lib vote go down but their representation in parliament increased due to concentrated/targeted campaigning?
1992, 1997
FPTP!! how many seats did the lib dem’s get in 2024 that showed they benefitted from concentrating their efforts?
72
FPTP!! why was the 2023 election so unfair?
reform uk 3rd largest party in terms of % of vote with 14% but only got 5 seats in parliament - 4th most represented party with only 1% of seats in parliament - same as some parties who got 1% of vote eg. sinn fein, plaid cymru
