Compare the vote Level 1 – Elections and voting Fill in the blanks using the words or phrases that refer to an election for the UK House of Commons. past the post UK House of Commons – 1 Members of Parliament (MPs) are elected to the House of Commons using a system called . 2 The country is divided into voting areas, called , and each is represented by one MP. 3 On election day, voters choose which candidate they would like to be their MP by marking a next to the candidate’s name. 4 The candidate with the most votes wins the the right to represent their constituency at Westminster. – 5 The party that wins (the majority) of the seats in Westminster can form a government and the party leader becomes prime minister. 6 If there is no overall majority then two or more parties may join together to form a government. This is called a . coalition more than half seat • • • constituencies 650 first past the post • •
Compare the vote – Level 1 Elections and voting Fill in the blanks using the words or phrases that refer to an election for the UK House of Commons. past the post – UK House of Commons 1 Members of Parliament (MPs) are elected to the House of Commons using a system called . 2 The country is divided into voting areas, called , and each is represented by one MP. 3 On election day, voters choose which candidate they would like to be their MP by marking a next to the candidate’s name. 4 The candidate with the most votes wins the – the right to represent their constituency at Westminster. 5 The party that wins (the majority) of the seats in Westminster can form a government and the party leader becomes prime minister. 6 If there is no overall majority then two or more parties may join together to form a government. This is called a . coalition • more than half • seat • constituencies • 650 • first past the post
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