What is the First Past the Post Voting System?
Watch this video to learn how the First Past the Post Voting System is used to elect MPs to the UK Parliament.
What is First Past the Post?
The voting system used to elect MPs to the UK Parliament is called First Past the Post (FPTP).
For the purpose of the election, the UK is divided into 650 areas or constituencies (seats) and at the election the candidate with the most votes becomes the MP.
In addition to voting for a local MP, voters are also taking part in choosing a government.
Under the FPTP system the party with the most MPs becomes the government.
In 2019, the Conservatives had more MPs than all the other parties put together so they became the government.