Do Elections Enhance Democracy
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- Created on: 10-06-23 11:49
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- Do Elections Enhance Democracy
- Yes
- Elections allow the electorate to hold the government at the time to account
- Widespread public support of that the use of elections are regulated and the outcomes and genuine expressions of the voters.
- FPTP causes a strong government due to the winners' bonus, which gives the House of Commons a clear mandate
- UK Elections provide a strong constituency with representatio-n
- No
- Voters feel that voting for smaller parties is a waste of a vote, as the chance of them getting elected under FPTP is so low
- There is a danger that too many elections would lead to voter apathy and that this would result in a decline of legitimacy in elections
- FPTP causes majority governments that perhaps aren't reflective of the electorate
- Yes
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