United Kingdom's Electoral Process Analysis

The United States and the United Kingdom’s system of choosing the leader of vary greatly in how the processes are done. But if one were to investigate and research further into the systems, one would find the fundamental processes are similar in which they operate with only a few key differences between the two electoral processes. One of the major differences between the United Kingdom and the United States is that in the UK citizens do not directly elect the leader of the country, they simply vote for members of parliament, and the party with the most seats in parliament usually has its leader selected by the Queen as its prime minister. (UK Parliament 2015) The difference between that process and the one present in the United States is that …show more content…
One of the major differences between the United States and the United Kingdom’s election system is that the constituents of the United Kingdom do not directly vote for their leader, who is called the prime minister. They vote for members of parliament instead and the leader of the majority party seated in parliament usually is picked to be prime minister, and this is done by the queen. (UK Parliament 2015) Another major difference between the United States and the United Kingdom’s election system is the UK’s allowance for the dissolution of parliament. This can be done in two ways, one would be through a vote of no confidence by the parliament. This would mean members of the parliament and the prime minister would cease to do their duties and a call to election would be had in the country. (Hansard Society …show more content…
Unlike the United States, which is a dominant two party system, there are several parties in the United Kingdom which play an integral part on the countries elections. (UK Parliament 2015) This means that those running for parliament have a lower number of donors to draw money from which limits the amount of money a potential member of parliament can spend on their campaign. This limits the sphere of influence a candidate can have on potential constituents and makes those campaign dollars earned more valuable. This means that those running for UK parliament seats would have to use their money for advertising to specifically target swing voters with their advertising money and time it appropriately to garner the best effect in how it would possibly affect the general election and benefit not only themselves, but their overall party as a