WorksheetsSTV and FPTP
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Constituencies are a feature of which of the following electoral systems?
First-Past-the-Post
Proportional Representation
In the First-Past-the-Post Electoral System, a political party can still win an election even though they didn't gain the majority of the electoral votes.
True
False
"Constituencies that elect opposition MPs may be neglected or victimized by the government."
This is a ...
Disadvantage of proportional representation
Advantage of First-Past-the-Post
Advantage of proportion representation
Disadvantage of First-Past-the-Post
In the First-past-the-post system, how many constituencies is the UK split into?
500
650
700
750
What happens to the candidate with the most votes in a constituency in the First-past-the-post system?
They become the Prime Minister
They become the MP for that constituency
They become the party leader
They become the Speaker of the House
What does the party with the overall majority of seats become in the First-past-the-post system?
The opposition party
The ruling party
The party of government
The minority party
How many candidates can each party nominate in each constituency in the First-past-the-post system?
1
2
3
4
What is required for a candidate to be elected as the MP for a constituency in the First-past-the-post system?
They must receive over 50% of the votes
They must receive the most votes
They must be nominated by the Prime Minister
They must win a runoff election
How many MPs are needed to form a majority in the Parliament?
285
318
326
332
This type of voting system divides the country into multi-member constituencies
STV
FPTP
For a candidate to be elected in STV they must...
(Two answers)
Win the most votes
Meet the 'Droop' quota
Gain 51% of votes
Not meet the quota but have the highest number of votes with one seat remaining
If there are 100 votes and 4 seats available, what is the 'Droop' quota?
25
26
20
21
In an STV system you can order your voting preferences
True
False
In STV a candidate who receives more votes than are necessary to meet the Droop quota...
Has more power than other candidates
Has excess votes redistributed to the second choice on voters sheets
Chooses where to send the excess votes
Has the excess votes given to a candidate in the same party
In STV, if there are still seats available and no candidate meets the Droop quota...
Candidates who have met the quota gain another seat
The candidate with the most votes gets a seat
The candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their votes are redistributed
