democracy 3 - voting systems

FPTP vs AMS - unfinished

voting systems

first past the post and additional members system

paragraphs

proportional outcomes, wasted votes/safe seats, impact on smaller parties, link to parliamentary representitives

what % of the vote did Labour get in 2024

33%

what % of the seats did Labour win in 2024?

63%

what % of constituency votes did SNP get in 2021?

48%

what % of seats did SNP win in 2021?

49%

which voting system is more proportional?

AMS

how many votes were wasted in the 2019 UK General Election?

22 million

which town is Tory safe?

Richmond

which town is Labour safe?

Knowsley

in 2017 how many votes did SNP win NE Fife by?

2

which voting system has less wasted votes?

AMS

how many votes did Reform need in 2024 to gain an MP?

800,000

how many green MPs were elected in 2024?

4

how many green MPs were elected in 2021 under AMS?

8

which voting system is better for smaller parties?

AMS