S1 Voting Systems

Which logo belongs to the Labour party?

Which logo belongs to the Scottish National Party?

Which logo belongs to the Conservative Party?

First Past the Post is used to elect Members of Parliament

• True

• False

It is compulsory to vote in the UK

• True

• False

With Ranked Choice, voters can only choose 1 candidate

• True

• False

With FPTP an MP can win with less than 50% of the votes

• True

• False

People ​ (a)   ranked choice, as they may not get their ​ (b)   choice, but could get their ​ (c)   or third choice.

• first
• like
• second
• dislike

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) First Past the Post

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(b) Ranked Choice

• The candidate with the most votes wins

• The winning candidate must win over 50% of the votes.

• You can win without 50% of the votes

• Voters number candidates in order of preference.

How old do you need to be to vote for your Member of Parliament ( MP)