UK Voting System (2019 Elections)

In the UK general elections who do you vote for?

• the next Prime Minister

• the next President

• a local representative in parliament

• a class representative

A person's local area is called

• a local area

• a congressional district

• a constituency

How many local areas or "constituencies" are there in the UK?

• 45

• 435

• 650

Each constituency is made up of approximately the same number of voters.

• True

• False

Each constituency is typically made up of

• 600 - 800 voters

• 6,000 - 8,000 voters

• 60,000 - 80,000 voters

On election day, voters in each constituency choose 1 person from a list of candidates who

• have to belong to a political party

• don't have to belong to a political party

The candidates with the _______ votes in each constituency wins.

• many

• main

• least

• most

The "First Past the Post" voting system comes from

• horse racing

• dog racing

• marathon running

The winner then becomes

• President

• Prime Minister

• a Member of Parliament

Elected Members of Parliament (MPs) get a seat in the

• House of Parliament

• White House

• House of Lords

• House of Commons