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Elections
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- 1Advantages of STVHighly proportional
Multimember constituencies - also have someone to talk to
Very few votes wasted
Huge level of choice - 2Disadvantages of STVLead to coalition govs due to not producing majority
Demanding for voter
Can be argued as to proportional
MP / constituency link weaker - 3The droop quota(Total valid votes cast / number of votes available in the constancy +1) +1
- 4Proportional systemTend to allocate seats in proportion to % of votes cast for each party
Eg single transferable vote - 5Hybrid systemsInclude majoritarian and proportional elements
Eg AMS - 6Advantages of SVCan express true first preference
Leads to strong two party politics
Retains close link between constituency and voter
User friendly - 7Disadvantages of SVVotes still wasted
No more proportional than FPTP
Still win less than 50% of the vote
May win due to distribution - 8Disadvantages of FPTPTreats minor parties with thinly spread support and unfairly
Wastes votes
Encourages tactical voting
Safe seats and margins
Seats - don’t get as much attention - 9Advantages of FPTPStrong mp constituency link
Results strong and stable governments
Keeps our extremist groups - 10Advantages of AMSStill only one local MP
Broadly proportional
Loads of choice as vote party and candidate - 11Referendums may be called because...Legitimising major government initiative
Getting gov out of difficult situation
Result of a deal between two parties
Response public pressure - 12Electoral systems used in the UkNorthern Ireland - STV
Welsh Assembly - AMS
Local council - FPTP
European Parliament - party list
Scottish Parliament - AMS
House if commons - FPTP
London assembly - AMS
Major of London - SV - 13Disadvantages of AMSIsn’t fully proportional
FPTP can’t always be corrected by top up seats
Puts power in hands of political leaders who can pick who gets top up seats - these members less legitimate - 14Majoritarian systemGive party large majority of seats
First past the post and supplementary voting - 15Impact different voting systemsWestminster using FPTP - 62/73 years majority
Feb - Oct 74 minority
77-79 minority
10-15 coalition
2017 - minority
Scottish Parliament - AMS
99-03 coalition
07 & 16 minority
2011 - majority
Welsh assembly - AMS
99,03,07,16 coalition
2011 - minority
Nila - STV
Always coalition - 16Party systemWestminster 2 parry Politics 17/20 majority
And 2 party
2010-15 and 17-pres 3 party
Scottish - AMS 3 party
Welsh - AMS 3 party
Nila - multi - 17Election outcomes11//20 conservative
9/20 labour
Labour highest majority - 179
Majorities of more than 50 - 9/20
Since 2010 strong gov not formed - 18Doctrine of mandatePrinciple that party who win election have the authority to -
Form a gov
Put into practice policies in their manifesto
Follow policies not in manifesto if needed - 19ManifestoDocument published each party before election outlining their vision and programme party wishes to follow if win
- 20Italys political state61/67 coalition using PR
FPTP 62/73 majority
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