This essay is going to be looking at major factors that should be considered when dealing with electoral systems and Uk electoral system would be the case study. This would be thoroughly analysed and linked to the economic growth of a country and policies that make the economy stable and strong economy . The argument find out whether or not proportional elections can be established and factors that can encourage the outcomes. This would be looked at from a national and global perspective.
An Election is any decision which is made due to voting. It could be done anywhere. Elections are done in schools , offices , countries and many other places. In This text an election is where citizens get to pick their representatives for the constituencies …show more content…
In this system the First past the post is the system used by the Uk to elect members of the House of Commons , USA use it to elect US congress and to elect members of the lower houses in India and Canada. Its is the second most used voting system in the world. It was widely used ages ago both other countries have now adopted other voting systems. FPTP has its advantages such as its easy to understand ,the voters can easily express what they really want or who they really want to form the next government .It leads to a two party system , provides a strong bond between the Members of parliament and their constituencies , the winning party can demand a commission in terms of seats. The drawbacks for this voting system would be that it promotes tactical voting , restricts voters choice , votes are wasted as once a party has the most votes by a majority all the other votes are wasted, It promotes a two party politics ,poor representation of women and constituencies .Politicians tend to move away from their homelands to make it using this system. In Addition , there is the Alternative voting system also known as rank voting system. It is used to elect in a number of places like the Labour leadership elections , elections for the House of Lords , Irish presidential elections , Australian …show more content…
The first past the post is the most common of them all it has stood the test of time as its outcomes tend to reliable , even though some votes go to waste. The fact is not every persons preference of candidate or party can be met in life and also within the government and political systems . The Uk tried in 2011 to reform their electoral system from First Past The Post to Alternative voting system . This was a dead end. Either ways the voters are still voting for one candidate using the Av system , instead of putting an “x” for just one candidate you can show your preferences by also voting for you next preference of candidate . This had significant number of “No” when proposed in the referendum. The whole purpose of the UK electoral reform is to improve proportional representation of constituencies and also women but it is not as easy as it looks to change from one electoral system to the other. In the Uk the FPTP is easy to understand people are not ignorant about it as it has been used to vote for a very long time . If the government could try and increase voters turn outs at elections then maybe the results could be seen as more accurate and reliable. This is all based on assumption, the effectiveness of an electoral system is not know until it Is tested. Av system might be seen as a more reliable system for the UK but if implemented might turn out otherwise
An Election is any decision which is made due to voting. It could be done anywhere. Elections are done in schools , offices , countries and many other places. In This text an election is where citizens get to pick their representatives for the constituencies …show more content…
In this system the First past the post is the system used by the Uk to elect members of the House of Commons , USA use it to elect US congress and to elect members of the lower houses in India and Canada. Its is the second most used voting system in the world. It was widely used ages ago both other countries have now adopted other voting systems. FPTP has its advantages such as its easy to understand ,the voters can easily express what they really want or who they really want to form the next government .It leads to a two party system , provides a strong bond between the Members of parliament and their constituencies , the winning party can demand a commission in terms of seats. The drawbacks for this voting system would be that it promotes tactical voting , restricts voters choice , votes are wasted as once a party has the most votes by a majority all the other votes are wasted, It promotes a two party politics ,poor representation of women and constituencies .Politicians tend to move away from their homelands to make it using this system. In Addition , there is the Alternative voting system also known as rank voting system. It is used to elect in a number of places like the Labour leadership elections , elections for the House of Lords , Irish presidential elections , Australian …show more content…
The first past the post is the most common of them all it has stood the test of time as its outcomes tend to reliable , even though some votes go to waste. The fact is not every persons preference of candidate or party can be met in life and also within the government and political systems . The Uk tried in 2011 to reform their electoral system from First Past The Post to Alternative voting system . This was a dead end. Either ways the voters are still voting for one candidate using the Av system , instead of putting an “x” for just one candidate you can show your preferences by also voting for you next preference of candidate . This had significant number of “No” when proposed in the referendum. The whole purpose of the UK electoral reform is to improve proportional representation of constituencies and also women but it is not as easy as it looks to change from one electoral system to the other. In the Uk the FPTP is easy to understand people are not ignorant about it as it has been used to vote for a very long time . If the government could try and increase voters turn outs at elections then maybe the results could be seen as more accurate and reliable. This is all based on assumption, the effectiveness of an electoral system is not know until it Is tested. Av system might be seen as a more reliable system for the UK but if implemented might turn out otherwise