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Practice questionLife in the UK Test
What is the system used to elect MPs called, where the candidate with the most votes in a constituency is elected?
Correct answer
First past the post
Why
MPs are elected through a system called 'first past the post'. The government is usually formed by the party that wins the majority of constituencies.
Answer choices
- AProportional representation
- BFirst past the post
- CThe single transferable vote
- DThe alternative vote