3.1 Different electoral systems

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  • Plurality electoral systems are electoral systems where the elected representative is the candidate that receives the most votes, not necessarily the majority of votes
  • Majoritarian electoral systems are electoral systems where there is a majority required to win- so an individual must receive over half of the votes.
  • Proportional representation electoral systems are electoral systems in which the votes a party receives are used to allocate seats proportionally
  • Mixed electoral systems are electoral systems that use a mixture of majoritarian, proportional and plurality systems to determine election outcomes.
  • First past the post (FPTP) is an example of a plurality electoral system
  • Supplementary voting (SV) is an example of a majoritarian electoral system.
  • Single transferable vote (STV) is an example of a proportional representation electoral system
  • Additional Members System (AMS) is an example of a mixed electoral system