Electoral systems - fptp

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2024 GE

Reform won 14% of the votes but only 5 seats. Labour won 63% of seats and only got 33% of the vote. Tbhis is the most disproportionate result in modern british history.

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2024 Lib dem

Lib Dems won 72 seats on 12.2% of the vote because their support was geographically concentrated in the South West and Surrey — FPTP rewards concentration

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2019 GE

Conservatives won 56% of seats (365) on 43.6% of votes; Brexit Party got 2% of votes and zero seats — showing how FPTP discriminates against evenly spread parties.

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Safe seats crisis

At least 200 of 650 seats are considered 'safe' — meaning millions of voters effectively have no real choice. This reinforces calls for electoral reform.