starter activity

How many different types of elections can you name? What voting system is used? Does having variety help or hinder democracy?

What are the What are the main alternatives main alternatives

to FPTP?to FPTP?

To assess the strengths and To assess the strengths and weaknesses of alternative weaknesses of alternative voting systems in the UKvoting systems in the UK

To assess the impact of To assess the impact of alternative systems on the alternative systems on the outcome of UK electionsoutcome of UK elections

LOs

Your taskYour task Read the information on p.48-50 and Read the information on p.48-50 and

complete the chart your teacher provides.complete the chart your teacher provides. Gather up-to-date evidence on the Gather up-to-date evidence on the

outcome of recent elections to outcome of recent elections to supplements your notessupplements your notes

Evaluating electoral Evaluating electoral systemssystems

McNaughton has suggested 4 McNaughton has suggested 4 principal objectives:principal objectives: Decisive govt.Decisive govt. Political representation, with seats in Political representation, with seats in

prop. to votesprop. to votes Social representation, with Social representation, with

representatives in prop. to social make representatives in prop. to social make up of societyup of society

Choice between candidates & partiesChoice between candidates & parties

Your taskYour task

Look at the table on the next slide, Look at the table on the next slide, and apply Naughton’s criteria to the and apply Naughton’s criteria to the different voting systems. What score different voting systems. What score do you give each system? Compare do you give each system? Compare your results with the Box 4.7 in your results with the Box 4.7 in Roberts, p.66.Roberts, p.66.

10 points allocated to each aim. 10 points if objective is totally reached and 0 if 10 points allocated to each aim. 10 points if objective is totally reached and 0 if the objective is totally ignored.the objective is totally ignored.

SysteSystemm

11 22 33 44 TotalTotal

FPTPFPTP

SVSV

PRPR

STVSTV

AMSAMS

10 points allocated to each aim. 10 points if objective is totally reached and 0 if 10 points allocated to each aim. 10 points if objective is totally reached and 0 if the objective is totally ignored.the objective is totally ignored.

SysteSystemm

11 22 33 44 TotalTotal

FPTPFPTP 99 55 55 33 2222

SVSV 77 77 66 77 2727

PRPR 22 1010 77 66 2525

STVSTV 55 88 88 99 3030

AMSAMS 66 77 77 77 2727

PlenaryPlenary

Briefly summarise the advantages & Briefly summarise the advantages & disadvantages of the 4 alternative disadvantages of the 4 alternative voting systems we have analysedvoting systems we have analysed

What are the 4 categories What are the 4 categories McNaughton uses for assessing the McNaughton uses for assessing the viability of alternative voting systemsviability of alternative voting systems

What has been the experience of new What has been the experience of new systems in devolved assemblies & systems in devolved assemblies & European elections?European elections?

Extension taskExtension task

Use the weblinks on Studyhistory to find Use the weblinks on Studyhistory to find out the current make-up of the devolved out the current make-up of the devolved assemblies and European Parliamentassemblies and European Parliament

HomeworkHomework

Prepare for a slip test on electoral Prepare for a slip test on electoral systems – revise p.40-56 in your text booksystems – revise p.40-56 in your text book