Electoral Reform - FPTP vs STV

Size of Conservative Majority 2019

80 Seats

Size of Labour Majority 1997

179 Seats

Size of Labour Majority 2001

167 Seats

Size of Labour Majority 2005

66 Seats

Howard Wilson Minority Government

1974

Co-alition government

2010-2015

Confidence and supply government

2017-2019

+ of FPTP. Strong constituency link between?

MPs and Voters

2019 General Election Conservative vote share (%)

43%

2019 General Election Conservative seat share (%)

56%

2019 General Election SNP votes polled

1,250,000

2019 General Election SNP seats

48 Seats

2019 General Election Lib Dems votes polled

3,700,000

2019 General Election Lib Dems seats

11 Seats

2015 General Election UKIP seats

1 Seat

2015 General Election UKIP votes polled

3,900,000

2015 General Election UKIP seat share (%)

0.02%

% Voted for either Con or Lab or SNP in 2019

80%

% Voted for either Con or Lab in 2019

76%

Votes Labour won Knowsley by in 2019

40,000 Votes

Votes Labour lost Bury North by in 2019

105 Votes

Northern Ireland Assembly suspension dates

October 2002 - May 2007, January 2017 - January 2020

Reason for NIA closure in 2017

Renewable heat incentive scandal

What is accountability like for STV

Poor

What is accountability like for FPTP

Good

Extent of vote wastage in STV

Limited

Extent of vote wastage in FPTP

Significant

% Voted for Sinn Fein in 2022 (First Preference)

29%

% Voted for DUP in 2022 (First Preference)

21%

% of Seats for Sinn Fein in 2022

30%

% of Seats for DUP in 2022

28%