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In what sense is the UKs Parliamentary System said to be undemocratic?
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In what sense is the UK s Parliamentary System said to be undemocratic? Over the years some people have argued that Britains Parliamentary system in places is undemocratic. The arguments lie in the Elective system and Parliament. The most argued issue has been our "First Past the post" voting system. The FPTP questions the whole issue of democratic elections in that the majority will of the people within one constituency may be reflected in the electoral outcome. Of the Candidates standing in a given constituency, the one who receives the highest number of votes is elected. The system works fine when there are only two parties, but it becomes undemocratic as soon as you introduce a third candidate but in practice in the vast majority of constituencies there will be more than two parties standing as candidates. The FPTP has discriminated against the parliamentary power of the third party, which...
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