1. 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

2. Starter – Reflect on our learning
Column
Row

3. Starter – Reflect on our learning
What is a constituency?

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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

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