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How democratic is the United Kingdom?

Wednesday, 10 September 2025

government-and-politics paper-1 participation-and-democracy informal homework
  • General elections - votes every 5 years, the electoral
  • Universal Suffrage
  • Votes are Treated Equally - FPTP (first past the post) system
    • 650 seats divided upon an approximately equal electorate
  • Inaccurate voting system - allows people to win most of the seats without most of the votes
  • Low voter turnout - less representative of people