UK Democracy FPTP

How many constituencies is the UK divided up in to by FPTP?

How many MPs are there for each constituency in the UK?

Who is the MP for Dumfries and Galloway?

• Nicola Sturgeon

• Rishi Sunak

• Alister Jack

• Boris Johnson

Which political party does Alister Jack belong to?

• Conservative

• Green

• Liberal Democrats

• Labour

What % of people in Dumfries and Galloway voted for Alister Jack to be their MP?​ (a)   ​

• 44%
• 75%
• 57%

Using First Past the Post to elect MPs means

• against the candidate they want

• Voters only get to pick

• having a majority of seats

• MPs can win without

• forms the government

• Voters put an X

• one candidate

• The party that wins the most MPs

The UK is divided in to ​ (a)   constituencies. To form a government a party needs to win ​ (b)   MPs. In 2019 the Conservatives won the election with ​ (c)   MPs.​

• 650
• 326
• 365
• 441
• 800

FPTP is used to elect ​ (a)   to the parliament in ​ (b)   which makes decisions about ​ (c)   and foreign policy.​

• MPs
• immigration
• Westminster
• MSPs
• Education

An outcome of FPTP is that governments are normally ​ (a)   party majorities. In 2019 the Conservatives won with a majority of 80 seats. ​ (b)   - when two parties join together are rare. There have only been ​ (c)   coalitions in the UK since WW2.

• single
• Coalitions
• two
• regular
• five

Complete the sentence : Alister Jack won as MP with 44% of the votes in Dumfries and Galloway

• This makes people like FPTP as they think it is fair the most popular candidate wins

• This makes people like FPTP as the government can easily pass the laws they promised

• This makes people like FPTP as it is easy to use which encourages them to vote.