Electoral Systems facts

How many MPs rebelled against Liz Truss’ motion to lift the ban on fracking, showing a strong constituency link?

33

What was the turnout for police and Crime Commissioner in Wiltshire in 2021?

16%

What proportion of voters voted tactically in 2024, showing poor voter choice?

1/3

IN 2015, what was one example of an MP winning in ____ ___ getting elected on a very low share __% of the vote?

• Belfast South

• 24%

In 2010, the BNP had a national vote share of _% but didn’t finish higher than ___ in any constituency, showing that FPTP is successful in keeping out extreme parties.

• 2

• 3rd

Safe seats decreased in the 2024 election, with ___ seats being won with a margin of less than __ %. Safe seats are a problem under FPTP as it favours ______ concentrated support.

• 46

• 2

• geographically

In 2019, the lib dems won __% of the vote, but only received _% of the seats

• 11%

• 1%

In 2019, Johnson on ___% of the vote, and __% of seats.

• 46%

• 54%

Due to its concentrated geographic support, in 2015 the SNP were able to win __% of the Scottish vote, and __ % of the seats in ___. While it shows that FPTP doesn’t exclude all third parties, it really highlights how unproportional FPTP is.

• 50%

• 95%

• 2015

_____ ____ has elected conservatives every election since its creation in ____

• Staffordshire East

• 1983

Staffordshire East elected Gavin Williamson by ___% of the vote in 2019, meaning there is no way for other voices to be represented.

73%

In the Scottish 1999 election the conservatives got _% of the vote, but won _constituency seats. But using the ___ formula, they gained __ party list seats, leading to them having ___% of the seats overall, which was much more proportional.

• 15%

• 0

• d’hont

• 18

• 14

What proportion of Scottish governments have been coalitions?

3/7

What proportion of Scottish governments have been minority governments?

4/7

The Scottish ____ Elections use ____ In 2022 - ___% of councils had no overall majority

• council

• STV

• 94%

The average proportional gap between votes and seats in:

• FPTP

• AMS (Scotland)

• AMS (Wales)

• STV

• 20%

• 11%

• 15%

• 7%

Which system has multi-member constituencies?

STV

When the Police and Crime Commissioners were chosen by SV in 2012, what proportion were independents?

12/40

Even under FPTP, what percentage of people can’t name their local MP?

75%

To pass their 2021 budget, the SNPs made concessions to the ___ and ___-____ on youth ____

• greens

• lib-dems

• training