electoral system

• What percentage of votes cast had an effect in 2019?

  30%
• Why did only 30% of votes cast have an effect in 2019?

  Due to votes for losing parties or surplus votes
• How many votes did the Conservatives need per seat in 2019?

  Under 40,000 votes
• How many votes did the Greens need per seat in 2019?

  Over 800,000 votes
• How many votes did Labour need per seat in 2024?

  24,000 votes
• How many votes did Reform UK need per seat in 2024?

  Over 800,000 votes
• How many hung parliaments have there been since WW2?

  Three hung parliaments
• What was the disproportion of seats in the 2015 election for Ukip?

  Ukip won 12.6% but only one seat
• What was the seat distribution for Reform UK in the 2024 election?

  Reform UK won 14.29% but only 5 seats
• How many seats did the Green party win in the 2024 election?

  Four seats
• What percentage of the vote did the Liberal Democrats receive in 2024?

  12.22%
• What percentage of votes did Labour receive in the 2024 general election?

  34%
• What percentage of seats did Labour receive in the 2024 election?

  63% of the seats
• What was the impact of tactical voting against Conservatives?

  Smaller parties' vote share increased to 42.6%
• What percentage of seats did the Lib Dems, Greens, and Reform party receive combined in 2024?

  12.5% of seats
• What was Labour's vote share in the 2024 general election?

  33.7%
• How many seats did Labour gain in the 2024 election?

  63.2% of the seats
• What percentage of the vote did the BNP receive in 2010?

  1.9%
• What was the outcome for the BNP under FPTP in 2010?

  They received no seats in Westminster
• Who was elected as the new Rochdale MP in 2024?

  George Galloway from Workers Party
• What was George Galloway's vote share in 2024?

  40%
• Who won the mayoral election in 2024?

  Sadiq Khan
• What was Sadiq Khan's vote percentage in 2024?

  43.8%
• What was Labour's percentage of constituency seats in the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections?

  Almost half with 32% of the vote
• How many regional seats did the SNP win in the 2011 elections?

  16 out of 56 regional seats
• What was the Conservatives' total seat count in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election?

  31 seats overall
• What does Table 3.7 demonstrate?

  How the d'Hondt formula works
• How is the d'Hondt formula applied in seat allocation?

  One seat at a time, repeatedly applied
• How many constituency seats did the Conservatives win under FPTP in 2021?

  5 constituency seats
• What is necessary to understand Table 3.7?

  Read the rows stage by stage
• What is the likely outcome of using AMS?

  A multiparty system with coalition governments
• What does AMS stand for?

  Additional Member System
• What did the SNP achieve in 2011?

  An outright majority in Scotland
• What type of governments have been formed in Wales and Scotland?

  Coalitions or minority governments
• How does AMS affect safe and marginal seats?

  Less evident in the regional vote
• What are the advantages of AMS?

  • Proportional result
  • Split-ticket voting
  • A government with broad popularity
  • Greater representation
  • Constituency link
• What are the disadvantages of AMS?

  • More complicated process
  • Unlikely single-party government
  • FPTP used for first round
  • Different types of representatives
  • Party control over candidate lists
• What is the main feature of the STV system?

  Voters rank candidates for preference
• What does the term 'split-ticket voting' refer to?

  Voting for different parties with two votes
• How does AMS reduce wasted votes?

  Corrects flaws of FPTP with proportionality