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Elections
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- 1additional member system (AMS)a proportion of legislature seats is allocated by a majoritarian system.
the remainder are allocated on a proportional basis as a top-up
Scotland, Wales, and London - 2electioncitizens select public officials by casting a vote indicating their preference.
The key to representative democracy. - 3electoral reformany change in the electoral system
- 4electoratethose entitled to vote.
qualify under the franchise.
appear on the electoral register. - 5first-past-the-postelectoral system for Westminster
simple plurality
wasted votes, lack of proportionality - 6hybrid electoral systema mixed voting system.
1 portion under majoritarian
1 portion under proportional
(AMS +AV Plus) - 7Jenkins Commissionestablished by New Labour 1998
considers electoral reforrm
proportionality, stable government, better voter choice, MP-Constituency link - 8landslide effectthe tendency for majoritarian electoral systems to over-reward the party returned to government.
1997 Labour 63% seats 43% votes - 9a majoritarian electoral systema system under which the winning candidate must receive the majority of votes in their constituency
(FPTP + SV) - 10mandatethe right of the governing party to pursue policies it sets out in its manifesto
- 11party list systemproportional
votes are cast for a party, not a candidate
seats are divided between parties
candidates come from an ordered list
Welsh 20/60 = List - 12party systema measure of competition between political parties
UK = two-party system - 13proportional electoral systemit seeks to apportion seats in broad proportion to the percentage of the popular vote won by a party
(List + STV + AMS) - 14representationspeaking on the behalf of someone else
representing their interests - 15simple pluralityonly need to gain 1 more vote than an opponent
FPTP - 16single transferable vote (SV)proportional system
multi-member constituencies
preferential = rank your choice
achieve a quota = Droop Formula - 17stabe governmenta lasting majority government
- 18strong governmentsingle-party majority governments
- 19supplementary vote (SV)majoritarian system
London Mayor
single-member
two columns and elimination - 20voter choiceavailability of a range of ideologies and policies
- 21wasted votesvotes that serve no purpose
for a defeated candidate
additional for a clear winner
associated with simple-plurality systems
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- A level Government and Politics (Elections) Flashcards on Elections, created by Erin Boyle on 15/04/2017.
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