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Electoral Reform
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Electoral Reform (a) Proportional representation covers a wide range of electoral systems in which seats in parliament are more or less in proportional to the total amount of votes won. The first past the post system which is used in the UK's general elections is not proportional, the number of votes cast are not in a strong correlation to the number of seats won in the House of Commons, as the winner obtains a seat in the House of Commons if they receive more votes than their nearest rival. It is a majoritarian system. Proportional systems include the Party List system, Single Transferable Vote (STV) and the Additional Member system. In the extract it refers to proportional representation of favouring the centre-left group of New Labour and the Liberal Democrats whilst still allowing other groups which are smaller, like "old Labour and Thatcherite Conservatives" to win seats because the system is...
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