Disadvanatges

• not all voters get the representative they want- FPTP system has made smaller parties under represented by parliament
• Minority groups might still find that their concerns are unmet- MPs voted down proposed amendments to the bill authorising withdrawal from the EU in 2020
• politicians can be incompetent and corrupt- Former cabinet minister chris Hunhe was found guilty of perverting the court of justice
• political parties are dominated by individuals pursuing their own agendas- after claiming that there wasn't no magic money tree for public services in the 2017 general election
• representatives do not always do what the people want and may just do what they want- Lib Dems MPs had signed a pledge not to raise tuition fees after the 2010 general election but subsequently voted to do so