POL S 348X Chapter 7: Chapter 7 NOTES
7 Feb 2017
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The month of the election dominates news coverage and media. Votes in scotland, wales and northern ireland for developed legislatures, local elections across country for councils and mayors, and also elections to european parliament. General elections at least once every five years enable individuals to pass judgement on the performance of the incumbent government and vote either to keep it in office or replace it. This system of free, competitive elections distinguishes the political system as democratic. Until recently most public elections in the uk were conducted under the single member, simple plurality system (smsp) Each electoral district (constituency) has a single representative: he or she wins by a simple plurality. For a candidate to win he or she needs only to get more votes than any other candidate: not always representative of the majority of those who voted. Recent years have seen the development of assorted other electoral systems. Bolster support for devolution in scotland and wales.
