UK Democracy FPTP

How many constituencies is the UK divided up in to by FPTP?

(a)  

How many MPs are there for each constituency in the UK?

(a)  

Who is the MP for Dumfries and Galloway?

• Nicola Sturgeon

• Rishi Sunak

• John Cooper

• Boris Johnson

Which political party does John Cooper belong to?

• Conservative

• Green

• Liberal Democrats

• Labour

What % of people in Dumfries and Galloway voted for John Cooper to be their MP?​ (a)   ​

• 30%
• 75%
• 57%

Using First Past the Post to elect MPs means

• forms the government

• The party that wins the most MPs

• having a majority of seats

• Voters only get to pick

• one candidate

• Voters put an X

• against the candidate they want

• MPs can win without

The UK is divided in to ​ (a)   constituencies. To form a government a party needs to win ​ (b)   MPs.

• 650
• 326
• 441
• 800

FPTP is used to elect ​ (a)   to the parliament in ​ (b)   which makes decisions about ​ (c)   and foreign policy.​

• MPs
• immigration
• Westminster
• MSPs
• Education

An outcome of FPTP is that governments are normally ​ (a)   party majorities. In 2019 the Conservatives won with a majority of 80 seats. ​ (b)   - when two parties join together are rare. There have only been ​ (c)   coalitions in the UK since WW2.

• single
• Coalitions
• two
• regular
• five

Complete the sentence : John Cooper won as MP with 30% of the votes in Dumfries and Galloway

• This makes people like FPTP as they think it is fair the most popular candidate wins

• This makes people like FPTP as the government can easily pass the laws they promised

• This makes people like FPTP as it is easy to use which encourages them to vote.