These results give the Conservative party the majority, but do these results reflect the way people voted in the election?
What percentage of the overall votes did the Conservative party get?
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Consider the position of UKIP. What % share of the votes did they get and how did that translate into number of seats in Parliament?
Watch this video about our "first past the post" electoral system.
http://bbc.in/VoJ1b1
Is this system fair? Does it represent the will of the people?
What voting system would be fairer and more representative?
Task
Write your answers to these questions in the Comments section below. Use examples from the BBC News page to strengthen your arguments. Write approx 200 words.
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