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Discuss the case for and against electoral reform in Britain.
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Discuss the case for and against electoral reform in Britain There are various things within our society that make our country democratic, one being free and open elections enabling us to choose representation within parliament. The current electoral system that we have in Great Britain, the simple majority in single member constituencies, (or the first past the post system), has left critics to suggest that our country is far from the democratic ideal that we so like to believe. What will therefore be analysed are the merits for our current electoral system, and the disadvantages that make other electoral systems seem more appealing. Using the current system, the country is divided into different 659 constituencies and those entitled to vote all have one, equal vote. The candidate with the most votes within a constituency wins the seat, and then the party with the most seats, has the authority to form the...
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