Y9 - Parties, Politics, and Voting Different Voting Systems Lesson Objectives To understand the differences between two different voting systems. To analyse election results. Keywords Constituency First past the post Proportional Representation

Starter – Reflect on our learning Column Row

Starter – Reflect on our learning What is a constituency?

Starter – Reflect on our learning Constituency – An area that an elected official represents Copy down the definition.

Development These are the national results from this years election – what doesn’t seem right? Political Party Total votes Number of Seats Conservative 10.7 million 306 Labour 8.6 million 258 Liberal Democrats 6.8 million 57

Analysing Voting Results Elmet Leeds North West Leeds Central Leeds West Leeds East Leeds North East Morley and Rothwell Pudsey Seats Labour 12 6 10 1 8 9 7 Conservative 4 3 13 5 2 Lib Dem Others Winner

Analysing Voting Results Elmet Leeds North West Leeds Central Leeds West Leeds East Leeds North East Morley and Rothwell Pudsey Total Votes % Seats Labour 12 6 10 1 8 9 7 Conservative 4 3 13 5 2 Lib Dem Others Total 160

Extension Work Create a bar chart in your books showing the results of the different voting systems. Number of Seats Political Party

Plenary Create a newspaper headline about what you have learnt today. In bullet points, list some information you could include in the news story.