Correct! While First Past the Past often allows parties to form a government on their own, these governments usually only have support of a minority of voters.
The answer is actually 35%! This was the share of the vote Labour received in 2005. While First Past the Past often allows parties to form a government on their own, these governments usually only have support of a minority of voters.
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Correct! Under Westminster’s First Past the Post electoral system each MP doesn’t need to be supported by the majority of voters in their constituency, in fact, in 2015 a candidate won the Belfast South election with only 24.5% of the total, a record low.
The answer is actually 24.5%! In 2015 the winning candidate in Belfast South was elected with just this small share of the vote. Under Westminster’s first past the post electoral system each MP doesn’t need to be supported by the majority of voters in their constituency
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