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Additional Member System (AMS)
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- 1What does AMS stand for?Additional Member System.
- 2Where uses AMS?Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and the London Assembly.
- 3How is the country divided to suit AMS?It's divided into single member constituencies and into regions.
- 4Does the voter have more than one vote?Yes, it has one for a constituency candidate and one for a political party.
- 5How does the candidate win?They get the most votes.
(Similar to FPTP) - 6How do the remaining seats get allocated?They're allocated from regional lists proportionally.
- 7What happens if parties have won fewer seats in the constituencies than their level of support warrants?They get topped up from the regional lists.
- 8What does the overall result end in?A proportional result.
- 9What are the advantages of AMS?-It produces fairly proportional results
-It's fairer to the smaller parties.
-It retains a link between MP and the constituency.
-Coalitions are more likely to happen - their advantages.
-It's good at securing the election of more women and minority groups. - 10What are the disadvantages of AMS?-Status of top-up members and who they represent and whether they can be viewed as "second-class citizens".
-Not as proportional as STV or List systems.
-It makes coalitions more likely - their disadvantages.
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- AS level Politics Flashcards on Additional Member System (AMS), created by Jack Bleach on 27/03/2017.
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