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Labour 2005 election (FPTP) |
Won over 50% of the seats, with only 35% of the vote |
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Liberal democrats 2010 (FPTP) |
23% of the vote but only 9% of the seats |
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Advantages of FPTP |
-keeps out extreme and small parties -retains a strong link between an MP and their constituency -tends to produce single-party, decisive government with a clear House of Commons majority |
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Disadvantages of FPTP |
-Unfair system that awards seats disproportionately between the parties -'wasted' votes -discriminates against small parties -no democratic legitimacy: MPs elected on less that 50% of the vote -nowhere else on Europe uses FPTP |
