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First-past-the-post voting and United Kingdom constituencies

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Difference between First-past-the-post voting and United Kingdom constituencies

First-past-the-post voting vs. United Kingdom constituencies

A first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting method is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins. In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elect one member to a parliament or assembly, with the exception of European Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies which are multi member constituencies.

Similarities between First-past-the-post voting and United Kingdom constituencies

First-past-the-post voting and United Kingdom constituencies have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Labour Party (UK), Mixed-member proportional representation, Party-list proportional representation, Proportional representation, Single transferable vote, United Kingdom, United Kingdom general election, 2005.

House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Mixed-member proportional representation

Mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation is a mixed electoral system in which voters get two votes: one to decide the representative for their single-seat constituency, and one for a political party.

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Party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation (PR) in elections in which multiple candidates are elected (e.g., elections to parliament) through allocations to an electoral list.

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Proportional representation

Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems by which divisions into an electorate are reflected proportionately into the elected body.

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Single transferable vote

The single transferable vote (STV) is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through ranked voting in multi-seat organizations or constituencies (voting districts).

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United Kingdom general election, 2005

The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the House of Commons.

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First-past-the-post voting and United Kingdom constituencies Comparison

First-past-the-post voting has 152 relations, while United Kingdom constituencies has 127. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 2.87% = 8 / (152 + 127).

References

This article shows the relationship between First-past-the-post voting and United Kingdom constituencies. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

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