Politics - Types of UK electoral systems (Other than FPTP)
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- Created on: 11-02-21 18:48
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- Other UK Electoral Systems
- Additional Members System (AMS)
- A mixture of two other systems: FPTP + Party List
- It is used for the Scottish Parliament in order to elect SMP's
- Party list - is used for the EU Parliament
- There are 129 members of Scottish Parliament
- There are 73 constituencies
- 1 member of Scottish Parliament is elected through FPTP in each constituency
- The remaining 56 MSP's are elected through Party Lists and Scotland is split into 8 regions
- The quota for SMP's is based on how many seats they won in the FPTP election before moving onto party lists to make it fair
- Single Transferable Vote
- Each council in Scotland are divided into Wards - 3/4 councillors elected in the ward you live in
- Stage 1: Votes counted, and anyone who reaches the quota is elected
- Candidates ranked on ballot paper
- Stage 2: Any vote received for a candidate above quota are transferred to next choice on those ballot papers
- Stage 3: If no candidate has enough votes to reach the quote, the candidate with the lowest votes is eliminated
- Stage 4: Process continues until all seats are filled and councillors are elected
- Supplementary vote
- Voting sheet has space for two votes (1st and 2nd preference)
- 1st preference is counted - in this system everyone but the top 2 get knocked out
- Then, 2nd preference from top 2 candidates decides from the original vote to find a clear winner
- This system is used for the London Mayor and PCC elections
- Additional Members System (AMS)
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