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Does Britain have a two party system?
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Does Britain have a two party system? To examine whether Britain has a two party system we must first determine what a two party system is and what its features are. There are five main features of a two party system: The first is that the two main parties must have a parity of power; that is they must both have similar amounts of seats in the Commons when looked at over a large period of time. The second is that they both must enjoy a parity support; that is they must gain roughly the same percentage of votes over a large period of time. The two main parties must also have a duopoly of support and a duopoly of representation in the Commons. Lastly, all these factors must apply across the nation in every constituency. Now we must answer the question to what extent do these factors apply to Britain?...
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