AQA GCSE Sociology · 8192
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Revise: Research and Political Key TermsA constituency is an electoral area. Its voters elect a Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons.
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GCSE Sociology · key term
An area whose voters elect a representative to Parliament.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Research and Political Key TermsA constituency is an electoral area. Its voters elect a Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons.
For first past the post, the candidate needs the most votes in the constituency, not necessarily more than half of all votes.
When comparing electoral systems, distinguish winning an individual constituency under first past the post from allocating seats according to vote shares under proportional representation.
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