Other electoral systems Flashcards
What 3 things does STV do?
- improves voter choice
- achieves clear proportionality
- eliminates wasted votes
What is a multi-member constituency?
larger constituencies which return a number of representatives to an elected legislature
What are 2 negatives of STV?
- takes a long time to finalise results
- lack of intelligibility could undermine confidence in the system
What are the details of the 2011 Northern Irish Assembly which resulted in more proportional electoral outcome?
Sinn Fein secured 27% of seats
DUP won 35% of seats
What did academics from London and Essex find happened to the number of seats won by Labour in the 1997 general election using a range of 8,000 voters using STV?
The model suggested Labour would have had a majority of 25 under STV rather than the 179 won under FPTP
What type of voting occurs under a Hybrid system?
AMS , Additional Member System
What is the purpose of a Hybrid system? (3)
- To retain the strong MP-constituency link
- majority government
- More voter choice
What are 3 examples of hybrid systems?
- Additional member system (AMS)
- FPTP TU
- Alternate vote plus (AV+)
Where is the hybrid system of AMS used?
Germany
What is AMS? (2)
50% of seats are elected under FPTP
-remainder are distributed proportionately but is a 5% threshold which parties much cross before they are entitled to a seat
Where is FPTP-TU used in UK? (3)
Scottish Parliament
Welsh Assembly
Greater London Authority
Who proposed the AV+ hybrid system ?
Jenkins Commission
What do some people argue the system of AMS could result in?
a two-class system of representatives
What is an advantage of the system AMS?
It tends to result in a more stable government
What was the outcome of the Labour-Liberal Democratic coalition formed in Scotland from 1999 to 2007?
- introduced free long-term nursing care for the elderly
- abolished top-up fees
- introduced a more effective Freedom of Information Act
What is the majoritarian SV system used for in the UK?
to elect the London mayor and many other directly elected mayors across the UK