Post on 17-Dec-2015
Elections – revision
To review the different systems used in the UK
• Article 1• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6637387
.stm• Article 2• http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/blog/a-m
ultitude-of-voting-systems
First Past the Post
Advantages Disadvantages
Single Transferable vote
DisadvantagesAdvantages
List System (PR)
Advantages Disadvantages
Additional Member System
Advantages Disadvantages
This system should always produce a clear
winner, and thus the winner will have a strong mandate to
govern
This system is extremely simple to
administrate, and thus a result is quick and
decisive
In this system, a large proportion are votes
are essentially ‘wasted’
The winner in this system can form a
government with as little as 36% of the vote
The winner in this system enjoys a higher degree of legitimacy as they have polled over
half the vote
This system discriminates against smaller parties who
are even less likely to gain the required
majority
This system discriminates against smaller parties who
are even less likely to gain the required
majority
This system can often result in Coalition
governments
This system is favourable to minor
parties as they receive seats according to
votes gained
This system ensures a good degree of
proportionality as well as producing a clear
result
This system is more difficult to administer
as there is a complicated equation required to work out
the result
This system is hard to administer as there may be a number of recounts required in
order to achieve a clear result
This system is the most democratic, in that it combines the
advantages of several systems.
This system benefits voters who are not
entirely sure of their preferred candidate
In a partisan society this system gives the voters choice between moderate and extreme parties
Having won 10%Vote, yet 2.5%
Seats after top up This was 8.3% for
Lib Dem
Conservatives won 25% but
Only 15% seats.
In 2011 24 women were
elected (40%)The result took
2 days to arrive at
Candidates are Winners not party
managers
It may lead to Donkey voting