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What has been the impact of the use of proportional systems in the UK?
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What has been the impact of the use of proportional systems in the UK? The current First Past the Post system used for general elections does not link the number of seats won to the share of the national vote. As shown in the 2005 general election when Labour gained only 35 per cent of the vote, but won 355 seats. A simulation of the last election under a system of proportional representation indicates that Labour would have at least 120 fewer MPs. There are three main proportional representation systems that have been developed in parts of the UK that try to ensure that party's seats are earned more proportionally. The use of the Single Transferable Vote, List and Additional Member systems has changed UK politics, effecting representation, governance, policy and parties alike. The first form of proportional representation systems is the Single Transferable Vote (STV). This is in use in...
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