Elections – revision To review the different systems used in the UK

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First Past the Post AdvantagesDisadvantages Single Transferable vote DisadvantagesAdvantages List System (PR) AdvantagesDisadvantages Additional Member System AdvantagesDisadvantages

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 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 women were elected (40%) The result took 2 days to arrive at Candidates are Winners not party managers It may lead to Donkey voting