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What’s wrong with First Past the Post?

Summary by Electoral-reform.org.uk
First Past the Post (FPTP) is the name for the voting system used to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) to Westminster. It’s also used in a variety of other elections across the UK, including local elections in England and Wales. We’ve been calling for the government to scrap First Past the Post, and to introduce a voting system that uses Proportional Representation (PR) – namely, the Single Transferable Vote (STV). But what, exactly, is the prob…
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electoral-reform.org.uk broke the news in on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
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