disadvantages of FPTP
- Created by: Jag.X
- Created on: 22-01-22 15:33
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- Disadvantage of FPTP
- MPs and govts can be elected on less than 50% of the vote
- more than 1/2 of MPs don't have majority support in their constituency
- don't need an overall majority of votes
- example: Alasdair McDonnell
- don't need an overall majority of votes
- more than 1/2 of MPs don't have majority support in their constituency
- Usually produces governments elected on minority of popular vote
- example: 2005, Tony Blair
- re-elected on 35.2% of the vote
- weakens the mandate enjoyed by the winning party - elections since 2001 characterised by low voter turnout
- re-elected on 35.2% of the vote
- voters feel that system lacks legitimacy
- example: 2005, Tony Blair
- lack of proportionality
- no. of parliamentary seats won by parties doesn't reflect accurately the share of the vote they achieved
- favours parties whose vote is concentrated,rather than those whose support is spread over large graphical area
- party may come 2nd in a large no. of seats but FTPT doesn't reward this bec only 1 can win from each constituency
- example: UKIP in 2015
- won almost 3.9 million votes, but only 1 seat
- example: UKIP in 2015
- Winner's Bonus
- limited voter choice
- votes are of unequal value
- MPs and govts can be elected on less than 50% of the vote
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