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Electoral Systems (Majoritarian (First Past the Post (Disadvantages (Most…

- - - - 650 Constituencies
    - - Personalised Voting
      - Simple, Easy to Understand
      - Strong constituency Link
    - - Most Disproportional
        
        Cons 36%/51% Lab 30.4%/36%
        
        4m votes UKIP, 1 seat
        
        SNP 4.7% / 9% while Lib 7.9% / 1%
      - Safe Seats
        
        Low Voter Turnout
      - Marginal Seats
        
        Too expensive for smaller parties
      - Wasted Votes
        
        Surplus Votes for Winners
        
        Tactical voting
        
        Votes for Losers
- - - - Advantages
        
        Can increase diversity
        
        Strong Party Identity = Electoral Success
      - Disadvantages
        
        Breaks constituency bond
    - - Enables Personalised Voting
        
        Can choose not to elect someone