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Assess the advantages and disadvantages of both the current electoral system and proportional repres This question asks us to evaluate our current electoral system, First Past The Post, which is a majoritarian approach and proportional representation, an aim not an electoral system. First past the post, based on single member constituencies, requires the winning candidate to gain a simple majority of votes in their constituency. Then the party with an absolute majority of seats forms a government in the House of Commons. First Past The Post is used in local, national and European elections in the United Kingdom. Proportional Representation aims to equate the number of votes cast to the number of seats gained. Various systems attempt to satisfy this criteria such as the List system where candidates are placed on either an open (viewed by the public) or closed party list in multi member or national constituencies. The higher up the...

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