Few Britons will shed a tear when Tony Blair leaves the stage on Juny 27th after decade as prime minister, as he finally said last month he would. Opinion polls have long suggested that he is unpopular. On May 3rd local and regional elections gave voters a last chance to give Mr Blair a good [...]
Voting Systems
First Past The Post (FPTP)
This is the simplest system. Each voter votes for one candidate. The
candidate they prefer. The candidate with the most votes is elected.
FPTP can also be used to elect multiple candidates for a constituency
in some local elections. Each voter gets N votes where there are N
people to be elected. The voters must [...]
